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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jes's is pointed out to the police for how much money?
(a) Seventy-five cents.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Twenty-five cents.
(d) One dollar.

2. What military rank does Rosario Cuamea attain during the Revolution?
(a) Colonel.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. What finally happens to Fankie's father?
(a) Men come with unneeded straightjackets to take him away.
(b) He moves back to Mexico with his wife.
(c) He writes a book about his son.
(d) He dies of alcoholism.

4. Who is Rosario Cuamea's assistant and inseparable buddy?
(a) Chuco..
(b) Pedro.
(c) Jose.
(d) Elpidio.

5. Who was the owner of the brothel where La Malqueridaa was imprisoned after being tricked and sold as a prostitute?
(a) Don Mario Miller de Cocuch.
(b) Rudolph H. Smith.
(c) Don Jose de Sierra.
(d) Don Manuel de Loco.

6. What is the name of Frankie Perez' father?
(a) Panfilo.
(b) Cisco.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Don Juan.

7. What is the chief physical characteristic of Cuamea's wife?
(a) She is voluptuous.
(b) She has large black eyes.
(c) She is extremely thin.
(d) She has beautiful white teeth.

8. What does Loreto dream?
(a) He has a brood of children he adores.
(b) He marries a beautiful senorita.
(c) He becomes rich and bestows money to the poor.
(d) Of Chayo Cuamea and that the Indian soldiers are stone.

9. What's on the make-believe window in Loreto's house?
(a) The picture of a beautiful landscape from a magazine.
(b) The portrait of a beautiful young woman.
(c) A photo of the ocean.
(d) The portrait of a skinny elected official with little snake eyes.

10. What is the man with the Death Certificate called?
(a) The Skinny Man.
(b) The Grim Reaper.
(c) Lightning.
(d) The Harvester.

11. What is the north wall of Loreto's house almost exclusively made out of?
(a) Mexican wine bottles.
(b) Tecate beer bottles.
(c) Cereal boxes.
(d) Coca Cola bottles.

12. How often did Mrs. Foxye visit the veterinarian?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Twice a month.
(d) Three times a week.

13. 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.

14. Who does Chayo rape, stealing her virginity?
(a) The daughter of his friend.
(b) A young Chicano girl.
(c) Death.
(d) The mayor's daughter.

15. What happens to Frankie Perez?
(a) He dies as a U.S. soldier in Asia.
(b) He dies from fever after returning home.
(c) He comes home from the war and goes to college.
(d) He is shot in the Mexican Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime does Chuco commit?

2. What is the name of the wife of the owner of the superbrothel known as "The Little Pill"?

3. What had the two men who meet at the end of the book worked at together?

4. What did Bobby tell his parents he was going to be?

5. How old is Jes's when people try to convince him that he's a miracle worker?

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