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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the garbage truck look like?
(a) A Martian laboratory.
(b) A ride in an amusement park.
(c) A hearse.
(d) A pile of junk.

2. What sentence is Chuco given for his crime?
(a) 3 years in jail.
(b) 2 years in jail.
(c) 4 years in jail.
(d) 5 years in jail.

3. How does an old woman named Candelita finally sell her lottery tickets?
(a) By telling fortunes along with selling the tickets.
(b) By crying and telling her life story.
(c) By selling home-made cookies with them.
(d) By putting a ball under her dress as if she were a hunchback.

4. What does Mrs. Foxye get for the dog at the beauty parlor?
(a) A massage.
(b) A wig.
(c) A pedicure and a permanent wave.
(d) Blonde streaks in its hair.

5. How many garbage men are there?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the hinges of Loreto's front door made of ?

2. How often did Mr. and Mrs. Baba bathe?

3. The reader is told the sad story of how a young woman is lured into prostitution by whom?

4. Who is Kite?

5. What was the air like in the first scene of the book?

(see the answer key)

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