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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play does Nelia Zafon describe auditioning for in Greenwich Village?
(a) Man of La Mancha.
(b) The Tragedy of Macbeth.
(c) Cold Wars.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

2. Where does Celia tell Alma that Mayor was going after school when Alma comes looking for Maribel?
(a) To see a play.
(b) To soccer practice.
(c) To the library.
(d) To the movies.

3. When was Jose Mercado born?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1950.

4. What boxer did Fito Angelino aspire to be like?
(a) Floyd Mayweather.
(b) Muhammed Ali.
(c) Jose Louis.
(d) Juan Carlos Gimenez.

5. What is the result of the accident where Maribel was injured?
(a) Her legs were paralyzed.
(b) She became blind.
(c) Her brain was damaged.
(d) Her spleen was removed.

6. Who was the esteemed boxing trainer that Fito Angelino wrote to about training?
(a) Juan Carlos Gimenez.
(b) Ralph Mason.
(c) Sully Samuelson.
(d) Fito Angelino.

7. What does Mayor's mother receive from Rafael on Christmas?
(a) Shampoo and conditioner.
(b) A pair of hiking boots.
(c) Lingerie.
(d) Perfume and a necklace.

8. Where does Celia tell Alma there is a marsh that freezes in winter and the children go to slide on it?
(a) Winter Hills Park.
(b) Snow Creek Park.
(c) Anderson Winter Park.
(d) White Clay Creek Park.

9. In what branch of the military was Jose Mercado enlisted?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Peace Corps.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Air Force.

10. What was the name of Rafael's donkey?
(a) Carro.
(b) Andre.
(c) Burro.
(d) Jose.

11. Who does Arturo call when he arrives home and Maribel is missing?
(a) The police.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Phyllis.
(d) Micho Alvarez.

12. Fito Angelino ended up taking the apartment manager job based on what?
(a) A game of quarters.
(b) An arm-wrestling match.
(c) A poker game.
(d) A horse race.

13. Where did Nelia Zafon sleep for the first three nights when she arrived in New York?
(a) Prospect Park.
(b) Grand Central Station.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Outside the Empire State Building.

14. How does Rafael drive home from the used car lot in his new Volkswagen?
(a) Very depressed.
(b) Very slowly.
(c) Very jumpily.
(d) Very fast.

15. When does Arturo land a job at a newspaper office?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jose Mercado's wife?

2. What word does Rafael describe as meaning a nosy person?

3. How do the police respond to Alma's concerns about Garrett?

4. By what means of transportation does Arturo set out to find Maribel when she goes missing?

5. Where are Jose Mercado and his wife from?

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