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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. Why does the Pirate sometimes lend Bob his dogs?
(a) So he won't be lonely.
(b) So he can see if he wants a dog.
(c) So he can go hunting.
(d) So people will think Bob caught them.

2. Why does Cornelia vow to beat Emilio?
(a) He proposed to someone else.
(b) He went out with another woman.
(c) The pig's mother wrecked her house.
(d) He didn't show up when he said he would.

3. When does Danny promise to return to the location in #81?
(a) Next week.
(b) That evening.
(c) In a couple hours.
(d) Tomorrow night.

4. Why does Torrelli want to kill Pilon?
(a) For stealing food.
(b) For shooting into his bar.
(c) For selling him a vacuum with no motor.
(d) For having an affair with his wife.

5. What must the corporal do to the capitan who stole his wife?
(a) Forgive him.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Torture him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sweets not use the item in #86?

2. What does the person in #117 think he sees regarding the statue of St. Francis?

3. Why had the corporal left Mexico with the baby?

4. What do Teresina's children eat for every meal?

5. What is the name of the sick baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Big Joe fall in love with Tia Ignacia?

2. Describe the Pirate's visit to Sunday mass.

3. What does the story about the vacuum cleaner show about Danny's personality? How does it impact Sweets' social standing create justified anger in Torrelli?

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

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

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

7. Who does Jesus Maria encounter in the company of a policeman and what does Jesus Maria do in the situation?

8. How do Danny and Sweets eventually connect?

9. What are the sleeping arrangements at Danny's house with all the paisanos at home?

10. How can Jesus Maria be best characterized?

(see the answer keys)

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