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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. Where does Sala invite Paul to go with him?
(a) A local resort
(b) The Casino
(c) The University
(d) A carnival

2. What does Segarra help people on the newspaper to do?
(a) Find women
(b) Find apartments
(c) Make extra cash
(d) Make important friends

3. What was the original name of the bar?
(a) Al's Bar
(b) Al's Patio
(c) Al's Rum and Jokes
(d) Al's Backyard

4. What does Paul think Segarra has decided to do to him?
(a) Have him beaten up
(b) Blacklist him
(c) Get him fired
(d) Demote him

5. Why can Paul not stay for lunch?
(a) He has a date
(b) He needs to pick up his car
(c) He has to meet Sala
(d) He has to go back to work

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose apartment does Paul move into in this chapter?

2. Where does Paul go for dinner?

3. Where did Al build his bar?

4. At what hotel does Paul have a reservation?

5. Which of the following characters does Paul say is drunk constantly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul decide to go out drinking the night before he flies to Puerto Rico?

2. Why do neither Paul nor Sala like to stay in Sala's apartment?

3. How is Yeaman coping with losing his job?

4. What problems does Paul have with the old man in Chapter 1?

5. Describe Al's bar.

6. In what way do all the characters working on the newspaper give Paul a bad first impression of his new job and life in San Juan ?

7. What does Sala tell Paul at Al's?

8. Why does Paul give Yeaman and Sala a bad impression?

9. How does Paul try to get revenge on Segarra?

10. What does Paul do when he finds out he cannot work?

(see the answer keys)

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