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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. How does Pilon get Joe's trousers back?
(a) He steals them.
(b) He barters for them.
(c) He buys them.
(d) He does not get them back.

2. What do Danny and the jailer do while Danny is still incarcerated?
(a) Watch TV.
(b) Swap stories.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Go out for more wine.

3. What does Danny warn Joe about?
(a) Staying away from his bed.
(b) Snakes in the spring.
(c) Staying away from Mrs. Morales.
(d) Paying his rent.

4. For whom does the person in #26 buy wine, lingerie and whiskey?
(a) Anne Marie Garcia.
(b) Anabelle Gerard.
(c) Arabella Gross.
(d) Anna Luiz.

5. Who shares wine with Pilon and Pablo?
(a) Max Sanchez.
(b) Jesus Maria Corcoran.
(c) Jorge Garcia.
(d) Jesus Luis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does the person in #26 still want to buy for the object of his affections even though she leaves him to go with some soldiers?

2. How much does Pilon ask Pablo to pay in rent each month?

3. Who is Pilon?

4. What lesson do the men glean from the house burning down?

5. What is St. Andrew's Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Pilon and Joe dig for their treasure and what do they find?

2. Why do the paisanos follow the Pirate every morning?

3. What is the condition of Danny's house and how much rent is it agreed that Pilon will pay?

4. What does Pilon explain about keeping the treasures one finds in a St. Andrew's Eve dig?

5. Which woman is Danny interested in and what is the attraction?

6. Who is the protagonist of the story and how is he introduced in the novel?

7. How do the paisanos try to make peace with Danny?

8. What is Big Joe's experience with Pilon on St. Andrew's Eve?

9. How does Arabella Gross take advantage of Jesus Maria Corcoran?

10. Where does Pilon actually move and who does he invite to move in with him?

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