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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bobby runs off, how do his parents find him?
(a) By contacting his friends.
(b) With the help of a private detective.
(c) By putting an ad in the paper.
(d) By waiting to get a letter from him asking for money.

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

3. What is Frankie's mother's name?
(a) Chiquita.
(b) Lorena.
(c) Maria.
(d) Magui.

4. How does Chayito die?
(a) He dies of food poisoning.
(b) He's poisoned.
(c) He's shot.
(d) They hang him.

5. A picture of what is in a prominent place in Loreto's house?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) A birthday cake.
(c) A hot fudge sundae.
(d) An ice cream popsicle.

6. What is the name of Cuamea's oldest child?
(a) Rosario.
(b) Chuco.
(c) Chayito.
(d) Chalito.

7. What did the wife of the owner of the superbrothel dress her dogs in?
(a) Rubber panties with pictures of butterflies.
(b) Pop-it pearl necklaces.
(c) Rhinestone collars.
(d) Little football T-shirts with numbers on them.

8. What had the two men who meet at the end of the book worked at together?
(a) Picking cotton.
(b) Picking cantaloupes.
(c) Harvesting grapes.
(d) Digging ditches.

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

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

11. How many prisoners does General Cajetes order executed?
(a) 200.
(b) 300.
(c) 350.
(d) 250.

12. At the end of what month does Loreto die?
(a) The end of August.
(b) The end of May.
(c) The end of July.
(d) The end of June.

13. What do Kite's feet look like?
(a) Dirty with long toe nails.
(b) The feet of a turtle.
(c) Wounded and bleeding.
(d) Sculptured and beautiful.

14. What do the garbage men wear for masks?
(a) dish towels.
(b) Dirty table napkins sprayed with Lysol.
(c) Neck scarves.
(d) Dirty handkerchiefs dipped in mezcal.

15. Who brutally deflowers La Malquerida in the brothel?
(a) Tony Baby.
(b) Geraldo Lopez.
(c) Jorge Sanchez.
(d) Don Mario Miller de Cocuch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frankie's father tell him losing his native tongue is like?

2. What are the garbage collectors called?

3. What is the name of the town where the Foxyes live?

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

5. Who is "The Skinny Lady" who Cuamea is constantly referring to?

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