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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. What do the paisanos want to buy for the church in honor of St. Francis?
(a) A statue.
(b) A pew.
(c) Bibles.
(d) A candlestick.

2. What rank does the sixteen-year-old boy have in the Mexican army?
(a) Corporal.
(b) Private.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. What happens to Bob when he tries to kill himself?
(a) He shoots out a lamp.
(b) He shoots off the end of his nose.
(c) He shoots off his big toe.
(d) He takes vitamins instead of sleeping pills.

4. What does Teresina do each year to help insure a good bean crop?
(a) Says the rosary every night.
(b) Prays to St. Francis.
(c) Goes to church every morning.
(d) Burns a candle.

5. What does Danny find and sell to a rival supply company?
(a) Some cans of paint.
(b) A stack of two by fours.
(c) A flat of shingles.
(d) A keg of nails.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cornelia Ruiz loves only love and ______________.

2. What food do the paisanos eventually steal which is better for the children?

3. How does Danny feel about Sweets after awhile?

4. What seems to puzzle Teresina Cortez?

5. After Petey gets married, who does his father begin to lust after?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Senora Teresina Cortez and what puzzles her most in her life?

2. How do the paisanos help Teresina when the bean crop fails and she cannot feed her eight children?

3. What do the paisanos do to Joe after he steals the Pirate's bag of quarters?

4. Why does the Pirate donate money to the church and what is the effect of this gesture on the other paisanos?

5. How is the story of the corporal both pathetic and noble?

6. What is the Pirate's daily ritual with his quarter and the canvas bag?

7. Who is Tia Ignacia and with which one of the paisanos does she have a romantic interlude?

8. What is the story of the boy and the baby, Manuel?

9. What does Pirate do with his dogs after he is moved by the stories of St. Francis in church?

10. How can Jesus Maria be best characterized?

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