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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fruit tree is located on a vacant lot down the street from Rocio's home?
(a) Apricot.
(b) Orange.
(c) Pear.
(d) Cherry.

2. Which of the following items is not noted as being in the bathroom closet?
(a) Towels.
(b) Ointments.
(c) Medicines.
(d) Soaps.

3. What religion does the Esquibel family tend to lean toward?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Christian.
(d) Methodist.

4. Which of the following is the location of the imaginary "gray room" that Rocio "visits" during her naps?
(a) In the attic of Rocio's family home.
(b) Beneath Rocio's family home.
(c) In the oak tree in Rocio's backyard.
(d) In the tool shed behind Rocio's home.

5. 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 people at the church that the Esquibels attend.
(b) The poor in Mexico.
(c) The Esquibels' neighbors across the street.
(d) Rocio's and Mercy's teachers.

6. How much money is Rocio prepared to spend on a gift for her mother?
(a) Seven dollars.
(b) Forty-five dollars.
(c) Twenty-two dollars.
(d) Three dollars.

7. Which of the following is the favorite tree among the children who live in Rocio's neighborhood?
(a) Pecan.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Willow.
(d) Oak.

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

9. Who is the recipient of most of the presents under the Esquibel family Christmas tree?
(a) Rocio and Mercy's father.
(b) Rocio.
(c) Nieves.
(d) Mercy.

10. Where has Rocio's father moved?
(a) To southern Maine.
(b) To upstate New York.
(c) To northern Texas.
(d) To northern New Mexico.

11. Which of the following memorable events that has occurred in Nieves' life is documented via a photograph in her closet?
(a) Her 15th birthday celebration.
(b) Her second wedding.
(c) Her high school graduation.
(d) Her first wedding.

12. Which part of Rocio's street is the actual location of the town in which Rocio lives?
(a) The "Up" part.
(b) The "Middle" part.
(c) The "Down" part.
(d) The "Last" part.

13. Where do Rocio's neighbors send their eldest son to live?
(a) To his Uncle Earlon's.
(b) To his Aunt Dorothy's.
(c) To a prep school in England.
(d) To a home for disturbed boys.

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

15. Which of the following states is home to Rocio?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Maine.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the large item mentioned as being stored in the living room closet at the Esquibel home?

2. What does Rocio do in relation to the small window in the bathroom?

3. What article of clothing did the young man whom Rocio secretly admires inadvertently leave at her house?

4. Which of the following is the living room closet in Rocio's house considered as being?

5. The loss of which of the following prompts Rocio, her sister, and her mother to grieve?

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