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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work does Petey do in order to buy presents for the person in #140?
(a) Milks cows.
(b) Pumps gas.
(c) Cuts squid.
(d) Picks tomatoes.

2. Dolores Ramirez can be best described as _____________________.
(a) roly-poly and giggly.
(b) hatchet-faced and lumpy.
(c) curvy and seductive.
(d) pinched and whiny.

3. What is Teresina Cortez' aged mother's name?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Annemarie.
(d) Angelica.

4. How much do the paisanos get from Torrelli for the item in #89?
(a) A bottle of whiskey.
(b) Two gallons of wine.
(c) Two dinners.
(d) Five dollars.

5. Why does Sweets not use the item in #86?
(a) She does not cook.
(b) She has no electricity.
(c) She can't accept the gift.
(d) She doesn't know how.

6. Why do the paisanos not clean the windows of Danny's house?
(a) They are too high to reach.
(b) The kids would just mess them up again.
(c) Someone cleans them once a year.
(d) It would let in too much light.

7. What is the name of the sick baby?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Max.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Marco.

8. Who steals the Pirate's bag?
(a) Tia.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Joe.

9. What is notable about the woman in #104?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) She is blind.
(c) She is a beauty queen.
(d) She is a spinster.

10. Why did Pilon throw rocks at train engines as a child?
(a) He was just bored and looking for something to do.
(b) He wanted to improve his pitching skills.
(c) He liked to get people's attention.
(d) The firemen would throw coal which he took to his mother.

11. What do the paisanos make the Pirate leave outside of church?
(a) His dogs.
(b) His boots.
(c) His bike.
(d) His old coat.

12. What seems to puzzle Teresina Cortez?
(a) How she keeps getting pregnant.
(b) Why the paisanos won't leave her alone.
(c) Where her husband is now.
(d) Why she can't keep a job.

13. How does Danny feel about Sweets after awhile?
(a) He is tired of her.
(b) He wants to marry her.
(c) He is crazy about her.
(d) He can take her or leave her.

14. What is the name of the priest to whom the paisanos give the coins?
(a) Fr. Garcia.
(b) Fr. Gonzalez.
(c) Fr. Ramon.
(d) Fr. Luiz.

15. Where does Danny head after selling the items in #79?
(a) Home.
(b) Morales's.
(c) The Blue Gull.
(d) Torrelli's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danny buy at Torrelli's?

2. What do the paisanos do to the person in #111 to teach him not to steal?

3. Which of the paisanos has a particularly moving experience in church?

4. How old is the person in #104?

5. What does Teresina do each year to help insure a good bean crop?

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