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

2. What is the name of Rocio's mother?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Petra.
(c) Nieves.
(d) Olivia.

3. 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) Rocio's and Mercy's teachers.
(c) The poor in Mexico.
(d) The Esquibels' neighbors across the street.

4. Whose image appears in the luminescent sliding picture in Nieves' closet?
(a) Nieves'.
(b) Plato's.
(c) Jesus'.
(d) Rocio's.

5. What does the willow tree down the street provide for Rocio, her family, and neighbors?
(a) A great hiding place.
(b) Plenty of shade.
(c) Breathtaking beauty.
(d) A backdrop for family gatherings and photos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the nationality of Rocio's family?

2. What type of tree does Rocio's mother plant?

3. What does Rocio's neighbors' eldest son systematically do to the willow tree?

4. Which of the words below can best describe the Christmas gifts that Rocio and her sister, Mercy receive from their mother?

5. What does the man of the house next to Rocio's work on during every spare moment that he has?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors noted in the Willow Game section of the book contribute toward normalcy in Rocio's life?

2. Based on the story in the Evening in Paris section of the book, what best illustrates a lack of harmony between Rocio and her mother in terms of value and taste?

3. Based on the text in the Evening in Paris section of the book, what events described therein contribute toward Rocio's resolve to not grow up to be like her mother, Nieves?

4. Based on the text in The Closet section of the book, what does Rocio telling her sister, Mercy about her "special rooms" and advising her to find her own reveal about Rocio's bond with Mercy?

5. According to the text in the Evening in Paris, how do Rocio and her mother differ in terms of the level of forethought applied toward the purchase of Christmas gifts for one another?

6. Based on the narrative in The Closet section of the book, is there a correlation between the "gray room", the "blue room", the universe, and their positions in relation to a yearning for a free-like existence that Rocio may have?

7. Based on the the text in the Evening in Paris section of the book, how do Rocio and her mother, Nieves share or differ in the manner that they go about acquiring gifts for their loved ones?

8. What factors noted in the Willow Game section of the book contribute toward the existence of harmony on the "down" side of the street where Rocio lives?

9. According to the narrative in The Closet section of the book, what childlike tendencies do Rocio and her sister, Mercy share?

10. According to the narrative in The Closet section of the book, in what sense can the television room closet be labeled as being historical?

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