View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following Spanish sentences often appears in the novel?
(a) Me ves y sufres.
(b) Te veo y sufro.
(c) Te veo y siento.
(d) Me ves y lloras.

2. What does Lori say Jesus took from her?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) Her virginity.
(c) Her watch.
(d) Her bike.

3. What do most of people think about Vernon?
(a) He is very kind boy.
(b) He is a good for nothing.
(c) He is a star.
(d) He is a nobody.

4. How is Leona realted to Taylor?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Nephew.

5. Which of the following hotel does Vernon want to find in Acapulco?
(a) The biggest.
(b) The smallest.
(c) The most beautiful.
(d) The most famous.

6. What does Silas Benn use for a postbox?
(a) A tissue box.
(b) An old washbox.
(c) A clothes basket.
(d) A gas canister.

7. How does Vernon react to the court's decision?
(a) He threatens to haunt the judge.
(b) He faints.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He asks for an appeal.

8. What does Lally say Vernon does while he sleeps?
(a) Shakes.
(b) Walks.
(c) Sings.
(d) Talks.

9. What is the color of Taylor's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

10. What does Vernon distract himself with as he watches Taylor on TV?
(a) Metal balls.
(b) A book.
(c) A rubber ball.
(d) A teddy bear.

11. Where does Vernon meet with the priest?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In the church.
(c) In the prison.
(d) In the palast of justice.

12. Who does Nuckles accuse of the shooting?
(a) Barry.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Lally.

13. What city does Vernon say the wire is coming from?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Houston.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

14. What does Taylor Figueroa wear to the law suit?
(a) A gray dress.
(b) A black dress.
(c) A red shirt blouse and jeans.
(d) A white shirt blouse with a skirt.

15. What is Vernon's sentence?
(a) Twenty years imprisonment.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Community service.
(d) Life imprisonment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who holds the elevator door open for Vernon?

2. Who is the only American hitchiker Pelayo says he knows?

3. What does Vernon sell to the pawnbroker?

4. Which of the following names does Vernon use in Mexico?

5. Which of the following does Vernon have a problem with?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 365 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample