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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 4, what is the result of Enrique's first report card at St. Ignatius?
(a) A column of B-minuses.
(b) He failed.
(c) A column of A’s.
(d) A column of B-pluses.

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

3. In Chapter 7, why does Rosario feel guilty about Andrés staying to help her?
(a) Because she wants him to have his own life.
(b) Because she thinks he is sacrificing too much for her.
(c) Because she thinks he doesn't like being around her.
(d) Because she thinks he is too busy to help her.

4. In Chapter 6, what does Rosario thank Andrés for after the reunion?
(a) Taking care of them.
(b) Going to the city.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Visiting Simone.

5. In Chapter 10, what is the reason why Andrés goes to the church with Paul?
(a) He wants to pray.
(b) He wants to tour the church.
(c) He wants to confront Paul about Steer Queer.
(d) He accidentally runs into Paul while waiting for his bagels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is the major issue with Enrique as per his parents, teachers, coaches, and Andrés?

2. In Chapter 1, though many people talk to him, surprised to see him after so long, Andrés is most interested in seeing Simone and who else?

3. In Chapter 3, what name does Andrés prefer to go by?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Rosario think of Simone when Andrés tells her about Simone?

5. In Chapter 2, although Rosario fears what her absence at home might engender, where does she start working?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what happened on Halloween to Andrés and his friends? Who were the assailants?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, how does Andrés feel about his past behavior towards Nicole and what does he feel the need to do about it?

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

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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