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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 9, what is the name of the elementary school?
(a) St. Timothy's.
(b) St. Anthony's.
(c) Charleston.
(d) St. Pete’s.

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

3. 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 pretending to be gay.
(c) Because he remembers Paul and his friend beating a man they had lured to an empty parking lot.
(d) Because he remembers Paul and his friend driving to an illegal location.

4. In Chapter 8, what kind of structure does Andrés think the psychiatric hospital look like?
(a) Shaped like a church.
(b) Monstrous.
(c) Castle-like.
(d) Shaped like a doughnut.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why does Andrés go to the bagel shop?

2. In Chapter 2, what is the primary reason for the settlement of different groups in the town?

3. In Chapter 7, what is the reason why Andrés is hesitant to introduce Marco to his family?

4. In Chapter 8, what is the name of the psychiatric hospital where Andrés visits Simone?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Andrés ask Jeremy when they are in the basement together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what role does religion play in Andrés's school and how does it affect the students' sense of community and belonging?

3. In Chapter 2, how did Álvaro and Rosario afford their new home?

4. In Chapter 6, how does the social and economic background of Andrés and his classmates affect their relationships and self-perception?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, what trends have the narrator noticed in Jeremy's neighborhood? What might these trends suggest?

9. In Chapter 4, how does Patricia's treatment of Enrique differ from her treatment of her own children?

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

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