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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. Brando's father has another family and lives in what town, unbeknownst to Brando's mother?
(a) Mantillo.
(b) Villa.
(c) Palagacho.
(d) Los Gatos.

2. After a period of severe torture, Brando finally told his captor about the door to an upstairs room in which character's house?
(a) The Witch's.
(b) Munra's.
(c) Luismi's.
(d) Willy's.

3. 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.

4. Luismi emerged from the hospital saying that what kind of person had called the police?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A phlebotomist.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A doctor.

5. To what town did Munra take Norma when he finally agreed to Luismi's panicked request?
(a) Borenquen.
(b) Rio.
(c) Villa.
(d) Villagarbosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the money that Luismi was supposed to use to purchase cocaine on the Witch's behalf?

2. Munra has a dream in Chapter V that he has turned into what type of entity?

3. Munra was shocked and appalled when he learned from Luismi that Norma was how many years old?

4. What item did the Witch always replace with a shiny dress and a wig during one of her infamous parties?

5. The narrator reveals that the only money Brando found at the Witch's house was a bill representing how many pesos on the kitchen table?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What development in the plot brings Brando joy at the end of Chapter VI and why?

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

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

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

10. What does the reader learn in Chapter IV about the reason why the Witch had broken things off with Luismi?

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