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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the scarf that Mayor gives Maribel made of?
(a) Sheep wool.
(b) Alpaca wool.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Camel wool.

3. Who teaches Mayor to drive a stick shift?
(a) Maribel.
(b) Celia.
(c) William.
(d) Rafael.

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

5. How do the police respond to Alma's concerns about Garrett?
(a) They call juvenile hall.
(b) They tell her she needs a restraining order.
(c) They disregard her.
(d) They jump on the case.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed from the encounter between Garrett and Maribel that Alma tells Arturo about it?

2. What does Mayor's mother receive from Rafael on Christmas?

3. On what date is Alma and Arturo's wedding anniversary?

4. Who is the police officer that Alma goes to about Garrett?

5. How many days a week did Rafael work at the diner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alma keep the information about Garrett secret from Arturo?

2. What leads to the fight between Mayor and Garrett? How does the fight end?

3. What information about Mayor and Maribel does Quisqueya relate to the Riveras?

4. What are the repercussions of Quisqueya's news of Mayor and Maribel?

5. What enrages Rafael the most about the discovery of Mayor's fight and trouble at school?

6. What is illustrated through the communication of Enrique and Mayor when Enrique visits for Christmas?

7. Why does Rafael lose his job? What problems does this present?

8. What is the significance of the song "Feliz Navidad" in the novel?

9. What happens when Alma goes to the police about Garrett Miller?

10. How does Rafael drive on the way home from the car lot? Why does he drive this way?

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