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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Garrett and Mayor are caught fighting at school, how long does Garrett say it has been since he has seen his father?
(a) One week.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Four days.

2. Where are Jose Mercado and his wife from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Panama.

3. Where was the apartment where Nelia Zafon lived with Josie?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) Jersey City.
(d) Inglewood.

4. What word does Rafael describe as meaning a nosy person?
(a) Vidajena.
(b) Ciento.
(c) Dispacio.
(d) Muchogusto.

5. How much money does Tia Gloria give to Mayor's family?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

6. How does Alma describe the encounter between Maribel and Garrett when she tells her husband about it?
(a) He walked up behind her and grabbed her inappropriately.
(b) He hit her across the face while holding her down.
(c) He kissed her.
(d) He had her against the wall and had her shirt up.

7. Why does Alma blame herself for the accident where Maribel was injured?
(a) She was not present.
(b) She took the family on a cruise.
(c) She was holding the ladder.
(d) She was the one who asked Maribel to climb the shaft.

8. For how many years was the diner open where Mayor's father worked when it shut its doors?
(a) 45.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 53.

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

10. What annual treat does Mayor's mother make for Christmas morning?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Beignets.
(c) Cafe Ruiz.
(d) Hot chocolate.

11. Where is Oscar (the overseer of the parking lot Fito Angelino worked on) from?
(a) Veracruz.
(b) Montevideo.
(c) Reprosa.
(d) Cordoba.

12. How much money does the used car dealer initially ask for the Volkswagen he shows them?
(a) $3,200.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $2,300.
(d) $4,000.

13. Where was Jose Mercado injured, leading to his using a walker?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Vietnam.

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

15. What is Micho Alvarez's profession?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is a professor.
(d) He is a photographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the esteemed boxing trainer that Fito Angelino wrote to about training?

2. What was the name of Rafael's donkey?

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

4. Where did Nelia Zafon sleep for the first three nights when she arrived in New York?

5. How much money does Rafael end up paying for the Volkswagen?

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