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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object did the mayor of Villagarbosa give to Munra after it was used in a campaign photograph?
(a) A medal.
(b) A bell.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A crutch.

2. Munra estimates that he found out the Witch was transgender when she was about how old?
(a) 25-30.
(b) 45-50.
(c) 50-55.
(d) 40-45.

3. What is revealed to be the real reason why Brando continued to go to parties at the Witch's house?
(a) He loved to hear Luismi recite poetry.
(b) He loved to watch Luismi dance alone.
(c) He loved to hear Luismi sing.
(d) He loved to dance with the Witch.

4. Around what time of day did Luismi charge into the hospital and demand to be given information about his girlfriend Norma?
(a) Noon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

5. What action taken by some of the parishioners at his church fascinated Brando as a child?
(a) Singing.
(b) Handling of snakes.
(c) Recitations.
(d) Speaking in tongues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to describe the person who is screaming when Chapter VI begins?

2. What types of videotapes did Brando begin to purchase from a friend when he was a young teenager?

3. From which friend does Brando always procure his pornography, according to the narrator?

4. Chapter IV presents events from the perspective of which character?

5. Brando thinks to himself in Chapter VI that the Witch deserved to suffer what fate for being "a cunt," a "dirty fag," and "a bully"? (143)

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Melchor use repetition in order to create a particular mood within Chapter VI?

2. What did the kiss symbolize between Norma and Pepe the first time it occurred and why?

3. For what reason did Munra buy three beers for Luismi at Sarajuana's?

4. What action did Brando take at the Witch's house the night of the attempted robbery that injured the Witch significantly?

5. What is the significance of salsa dancing, as portrayed in Chapter IV?

6. What kind of person is Pepe and how do you know?

7. Name three elements that fuel Brando's belief that the Witch deserved to die.

8. In what way does the theme of guilt and responsibility enter the narrative within Chapter V?

9. What event happened just before Brando decided to murder Luismi?

10. What lie did Chabela tell the Witch in order to convince her to help Norma abort her child?

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