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

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

3. What do the paisanos do to the person in #111 to teach him not to steal?
(a) Take him to the police station.
(b) Cut off the fingers on his right hand.
(c) Chain him to a bed.
(d) Make small cuts on his back and rub salt into them.

4. What do the paisanos often use for bartering?
(a) Clocks and watches.
(b) Wine.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Books.

5. What does the woman in #104 do to Joe when he falls asleep?
(a) Whispers to him.
(b) Beats him with a stick.
(c) Tickles him.
(d) Lets him sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the priest to whom the paisanos give the coins?

3. How does Danny feel about Sweets after awhile?

4. How many children does Senora Teresina Cortez have?

5. What is Dolores Engracia Ramirez's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Big Joe's inability to stay awake get him into trouble with Tia and the law?

2. What is unusual about the diet of Teresina's children and the manner in which they eat?

3. Who is Dolores Engracia (Sweets) Ramirez and what is her interest in Danny?

4. Who is Petey Ravanno and what is his relationship with Gracie?

5. How can Jesus Maria be best characterized?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Danny and Sweets eventually connect?

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