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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 8, what does Andrés promise to do before leaving Simone at the psychiatric hospital?
(a) Send her a gift.
(b) Help her escape.
(c) Call her every day.
(d) Visit her again.

2. In Chapter 8, what does Andrés remember about his first meeting with Marco's parents?
(a) That they did not like him at first.
(b) That they are hesitant to meet him.
(c) That they are racist.
(d) That they are friendly from the outset.

3. In Chapter 8, which character is struggling with schizophrenia?
(a) Rosario.
(b) Simone.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Andrés.

4. In Chapter 2, how long does Rosario try to get pregnant?
(a) One month.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Over a year.

5. In Chapter 2, how many children do Álvaro and Rosario have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what does Andrés confront Paul about?

3. In Chapter 5, what do Paul and his friend do to a guy in a parking lot?

4. In Chapter 8, what keeps Andrés from accompanying Marco on his business venture to Namibia?

5. In Chapter 9, what is Andrés dressed up as for Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how does the narrator's relationship with his mother compare to his relationship with his father? What are the differences and similarities between the two relationships?

2. In Chapter 3, who is Nicole and what is Andrés's history with her?

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

4. In Chapter 4, how does Enrique's academic success challenge the beliefs of those around him?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 2, what did Álvaro and Rosario do before they decided to move out of the city?

10. In Chapter 3, how does Andrés react to the introduction from Nicole?

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