Drown Quizzes

Drown Quiz 1

1 Where is "Ysrael" set?
Santo Domingo

Edison

The campo

Washington Heights
2 Where do Yunior and Rafa go for a soda?
The colmado

Their tío's house

Walmart

An autobus
3 Where does Yunior and Rafa's mother work?
Their school as a janitor

The chocolate factory

An American restaurant in Ocoa

In a hospital
4 What is Rafa and Yunior's uncle's name?
Tío Jesús

Tío Miguel

Tío Ramón

Tío Brian
5 What happens to Yunior on the bus?
Rafa punches him in the face.

An old man touches him inappropriately.

He has his first kiss.

He tells the driver his biggest secret: that he peed his pants in front of his whole class.
6 What caused Yunior's Tío to complain at night?
The flyers that they would often dump over the town

His prize chicken seemed close to death

His bad knees

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7 How does Rafa overpower Ysrael?
He throws a rock at Ysrael's head.

He trips Ysrael.

He breaks a glass bottle over his head.

He and Yunior corner him in an empty swimming pool.
8 What fruit do Yunior and Rafa eat in the story?
Apples

Bananas

Mangoes

Oranges
9 Where do Yunior and Rafa return to at the end of "Ysrael"?
Santo Domingo

The colmado

Ysrael's house

Their Tío's house
10 What does Yunior believe that Rafa disagrees with at the end of "Ysrael"?
Their mother is lonely all alone in Santo Domingo.

They are eventually going to fix Ysrael.

Their father will one day come home.

They are eventually going to make it to the United States.
11 Where do tía Yrma and tío Miguel move when they finally make it to the United States?
Newark

Edison

Brooklyn

The Bronx
12 What time does Papi come home from work the night of the party?
Around six

Around five

Around seven

Around eight
13 Why does Papi get angry at the beginning of "Fiesta, 1980"?
Yunior ate dinner.

He realized he was being extorted for money.

Rafa and Yunior broke a window.

Mami caught him cheating on her with his mistress.
14 What does Mami do before the family leaves on the car trip?
She blesses each of her children.

She gets into a physical altercation with Papi.

She eats a quick snack.

She changes Madai's diaper.
15 What is the name of the girl that Yunior and Rafa meet at the party?
Sandra

Desi

Ceci

Leti
16 What is the girl's neighbor's name?
Cindy

Mari

Marai

Isa
17 What are Mami and Tía frying in the kitchen during the party?
Donuts

Churros

Tostones

Yuca
18 What does Tía sneak out of her apartment for Yunior to eat?
A pastelito

Chicharrones

Some tostones

Some port
19 How does Yunior describe Papi's relationship with the Puerto Rican woman?
As a sin only worthy of being uttered at confession

As a dark secret that you had to be dark to understand

As a hole in the living room floor

As a blow to the head
20 What were the adults doing by midnight at the party?
Dozing off

Fighting

Dancing

Debating politics
21 What is Lucero's best friend's name?
Cut

Beto

Rafa

Yunior
22 Where is Lucero's drug supplier from?
Peru

Paraguay

Bolivia

Colombia
23 How long does it take Lucero to prepare the drugs for dealing?
He can't remember because he was stoned.

Four hours

Half an hour

Half a day
24 How old is Aurora?
21

19

17

16
25 What does Aurora do a week before the story starts?
She almost overdoses.

She gets taken in to juvie.

She leaves long scratches on Lucero's arms.

She cheats on Lucero with his best friend.

What is your question here?

Asked by Yeicol f #1235779

Answered by Aslan on 5/12/2022 9:22 PM

Who is Beto? You never “see” him directly through the story but only through the narrator’s memories, although we know that he has returned home from somewhere else. What role does Beto play in the narrator’s life, both in the past and in the present,

Beto is Yunior's childhood friend. He appears in "Drown." He is currently a student in college and a gay man. The narrator remembers his intense desire to leave their town: "Beto was leaving for college at the end of the summer and delirious at...

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what does the narrator hide

Which particular short story are you referring to?

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