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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has gifted one of the Esquibels with most of the gifts under the Esquibel family Christmas tree?
(a) Nieves' students.
(b) Rocio's sister, Mercy.
(c) Family friends.
(d) Nieves.

2. Which aspect of Christmas is not mentioned in relation to the Esquibels' yuletide observance?
(a) Religion.
(b) Food.
(c) Gift-giving.
(d) Christmas tree.

3. Which of the following items does Rocio buy as a Christmas gift for her mother, Nieves?
(a) A cologne set.
(b) A new purse.
(c) A beret.
(d) A scarf.

4. What does the ashtray with cigarette butts that Nieves keeps on a shelf close to the table supposed to signify?
(a) The last time that Rocio and Mercy's father visited them.
(b) Smoking kills.
(c) Do not smoke in this house.
(d) The last time that Nieves lit up a cigarette.

5. Which of the following gifts does Nieves remember giving to Mercy one Christmas?
(a) A pair of roller skates.
(b) A book of poems.
(c) Nieves does not remember any Christmas gift that she has given to Mercy.
(d) A play house.

6. What article of clothing did the young man whom Rocio secretly admires inadvertently leave at her house?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A tee shirt.
(c) A sweatshirt.
(d) A tie.

7. What does Rocio do in relation to the small window in the bathroom?
(a) She decorates it with a curtain.
(b) She complains that it is too small.
(c) She smokes and exhales out the window.
(d) She hangs a prism over its glass portion.

8. Overall, how can the celebration of Christmas at the Esquibel home best be described?
(a) Sad.
(b) Lackluster.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Festive.

9. How does the man of the house next door to that of Rocio and her family appear to be to Rocio and her sister?
(a) Distant and aloof.
(b) Warm and friendly.
(c) Fun-loving and gregarious.
(d) Lean and mean.

10. Which of the following item types are not mentioned as being among the things in the television closet?
(a) Costumes.
(b) Furs.
(c) Prom dresses.
(d) Hats.

11. What type of disposition does the eldest son of Rocio's next door neighbors seem to have?
(a) An animal meanness type of disposition.
(b) A passive type of disposition.
(c) A submissive type of disposition.
(d) A gregarious type of disposition.

12. Which of the following events marks the end of Rocio's childhood?
(a) Winter's end.
(b) The loss of a certain tree.
(c) The end of her last school term.
(d) Three (3) of her best friends moving away from the neighborhood.

13. Which of the following is the living room closet in Rocio's house considered as being?
(a) The Office Supply Closet.
(b) The Christmas Wrapping Supplies Closet.
(c) The Guest Closet.
(d) The Aromatic Closet.

14. Aside from Esquibel family members, which of the following normally become recipients of a couple of gifts from under the Esquibel Christmas tree?
(a) The poor in Mexico.
(b) The poor people at the church that the Esquibels attend.
(c) The Esquibels' neighbors across the street.
(d) Rocio's and Mercy's teachers.

15. Which of the following ages is mentioned as that of Nieves' first child at the time of the death of Nieves' first husband?
(a) Three days old.
(b) Eight months old.
(c) Two years old.
(d) Six weeks old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dessert is served as part of the Esquibel's family Christmas dinner?

2. Where do Rocio's neighbors send their eldest son to live?

3. What does Rocio see as she is "flying" into the universe?

4. Which of the following is Nieves' profession?

5. How do the next door neighbors come across to Rocio and her sister?

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