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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 action did the woman in the green dress take while unconscious in Chapter VI, prompting Brando to punch her in the face?
(a) She urinated.
(b) She defecated.
(c) She drooled.
(d) She moaned.

2. For how many hours did Luismi, Brando, Willy, and Munra drink alcohol and take drugs in the park before Munra drove two of them somewhere?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What characteristic is NOT among those listed in relation to the ringleader of the group in charge of Brando's cell in Chapter VI?
(a) A beard.
(b) A scar.
(c) A missing tooth.
(d) Dark skin.

4. What happened to the money that Luismi was supposed to use to purchase cocaine on the Witch's behalf?
(a) It was spent on cocaine.
(b) It legitimately went missing.
(c) Brando stole it without Luismi's knowledge.
(d) Brando and Luismi stole it and spent it together.

5. On what day of the week did Luismi and Brando accept a ride with Munra, according to Chapter IV?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information did Munra hope to gain by buying Luismi a number of beers after they left the hospital?

2. Munra recalls Luismi telling him that the Witch had considered him an enemy ever since accusing him of what crime?

3. What object did the mayor of Villagarbosa give to Munra after it was used in a campaign photograph?

4. Brando has always harbored an all-consuming fear of whom?

5. How many years before narrative present did Munra learn that the Witch was transgender?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss a moment when Melchor opens a chapter with a simile in order to create a vivid picture of the chapter's setting.

4. What message does Melchor send about the power of listening during Luismi's discussion with Munra in Chapter IV?

5. What does the reader learn in Chapter VI about the Witch's accusation that Luismi had stolen her money?

6. What did Brando buy with the 2,000 pesos he acquired and what does the purchase show about his character?

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

8. What is the nature of the familial relationship among Chabela, Luismi, and Munra?

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

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

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