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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. In Chapter 5, why does Andrés feel bad when he hears Paul is a minister?
(a) Because he remembers Paul and his friend talking in the cafeteria.
(b) Because he remembers Paul and his friend driving to an illegal location.
(c) Because he remembers Paul and his friend pretending to be gay.
(d) Because he remembers Paul and his friend beating a man they had lured to an empty parking lot.

2. In Chapter 4, who hides in the bathroom, wondering what Marco will do?
(a) Andrés.
(b) Paul.
(c) Rosario.
(d) Jeremy.

3. In Chapter 5, what do Paul and his friend do to a guy in a parking lot?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Invite him for dinner.
(c) Give him money.
(d) Ask him questions.

4. In Chapter 4, Patty is kind to Enrique, encouraging him to go to where?
(a) College.
(b) Bar.
(c) Out of state.
(d) School.

5. In Chapter 5, who enters when Jeremy tells Andrés that he’s a minister now?
(a) Andrés's dad.
(b) Andrés's brother.
(c) Paul.
(d) Andrés's mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who buys a condo, where they raise their first child?

2. In Chapter 10, what substance gives Andrés the courage to confront Paul about Steer Queer?

3. In Chapter 2, which character is confident and studious?

4. In Chapter 8, what event triggers Andrés's memories of his friendship with Simone?

5. In Chapter 2, how many children do Álvaro and Rosario have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Andrés think of his own racial identity, and why does he feel that way?

2. In Chapter 1, what can be inferred about the culture of Andrés's hometown?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Andrés think about the pastoral scenery at the hospital?

4. In Chapter 10, why does Andrés's mother refuse her offer to supplement her pension?

5. In Chapter 2, what kind of neighborhood were Álvaro and Rosario on the rooftop of?

6. In Chapter 5, what is the significance of the music stopping at the reunion?

7. In Chapter 6, how does Andrés cope with the discomfort of being different, and what are the implications of his coping mechanisms?

8. In Chapter 1, what might Andrés's decision to attend the reunion indicate about his character?

9. In Chapter 1, does Andrés's attire suggest about his character?

10. In Chapter 7, how does the narrator feel about his mother's past and her life before coming to America? How does this shape his understanding of her as a person?

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