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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. On the day of the murder, Brando went back to the Witch's house armed with what kind of tool?
(a) A stun gun.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A machete.
(d) A scythe.

2. To what location did Munra drive Luismi and Brando after the three hung out together and used drugs for hours?
(a) The highway.
(b) Excalibur.
(c) Dona Tina's house.
(d) The Witch's house.

3. 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)
(a) To be raped.
(b) To be buried in a pauper's grave.
(c) To be murdered.
(d) To be beaten.

4. What form does Luismi's drug of choice take, according to Chapter IV?
(a) Inhalants.
(b) Pills.
(c) Powders.
(d) Beverages.

5. How many years before narrative present did Munra learn that the Witch was transgender?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Witch wore what item over her face whenever she was in public?

2. What smell does Munra detect when he awakens from a dream about Nana Mircea?

3. For what reason were the police called on Luismi, according to Chapter IV?

4. Ever since the accident that nearly took Munra's leg, he avoids what objects?

5. Luismi emerged from the hospital saying that what kind of person had called the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information did Brando finally reveal when various methods were used to get him to talk?

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

5. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter VI presented?

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

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

8. What methods did Rigorito and his men use to draw the truth out of Brando in the wake of his arrest?

9. How does Melchor utilize sensory details in order to portray Norma's feelings about childbirth?

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

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