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

2. What does Mayor's brother receive for Christmas?
(a) A razor and deodorant.
(b) Socks and underwear.
(c) A photo album.
(d) A brass keychain.

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

4. How old was Alma when she married Arturo?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 23.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alma and Arturo go to the pizza restaurant, they are celebrating how many years of marriage?

2. Who is Mayor's gym teacher?

3. What annual treat does Mayor's mother make for Christmas morning?

4. How much money does Gloria tell Alma she is getting as a part of her divorce settlement?

5. Where was Jose Mercado injured, leading to his using a walker?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of car do the Toros buy? Why?

5. What do the Riveras do to celebrate their anniversary? What mood is created in this scene?

6. Why does Arturo have such a difficult time finding a new job?

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

8. What is Nelia Zafon's backstory? Where is she from?

9. What causes the strife between Mayor and William?

10. Who is Micho Alvarez? What is his story?

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