Drown Quizzes

Drown Quiz 1

1 Where is "Ysrael" set?

Edison

Santo Domingo

Washington Heights

The campo
2 Where do Yunior and Rafa go for a soda?

Walmart

An autobus

Their tío's house

The colmado
3 Where does Yunior and Rafa's mother work?

The chocolate factory

Their school as a janitor

In a hospital

An American restaurant in Ocoa
4 What is Rafa and Yunior's uncle's name?

Tío Ramón

Tío Jesús

Tío Miguel

Tío Brian
5 What happens to Yunior on the bus?

He tells the driver his biggest secret: that he peed his pants in front of his whole class.

An old man touches him inappropriately.

Rafa punches him in the face.

He has his first kiss.
6 What caused Yunior's Tío to complain at night?

His bad knees

His prize chicken seemed close to death

The flyers that they would often dump over the town

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7 How does Rafa overpower Ysrael?

He throws a rock at Ysrael's head.

He and Yunior corner him in an empty swimming pool.

He breaks a glass bottle over his head.

He trips Ysrael.
8 What fruit do Yunior and Rafa eat in the story?

Mangoes

Apples

Bananas

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

Santo Domingo

Ysrael's house

Their Tío's house

The colmado
10 What does Yunior believe that Rafa disagrees with at the end of "Ysrael"?

They are eventually going to fix Ysrael.

Their mother is lonely all alone in Santo Domingo.

They are eventually going to make it to the United States.

Their father will one day come home.
11 Where do tía Yrma and tío Miguel move when they finally make it to the United States?

The Bronx

Newark

Brooklyn

Edison
12 What time does Papi come home from work the night of the party?

Around eight

Around seven

Around five

Around six
13 Why does Papi get angry at the beginning of "Fiesta, 1980"?

Rafa and Yunior broke a window.

Mami caught him cheating on her with his mistress.

He realized he was being extorted for money.

Yunior ate dinner.
14 What does Mami do before the family leaves on the car trip?

She blesses each of her children.

She eats a quick snack.

She gets into a physical altercation with Papi.

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

Desi

Leti

Sandra

Ceci
16 What is the girl's neighbor's name?

Mari

Isa

Marai

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

Tostones

Churros

Donuts

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

Chicharrones

A pastelito

Some port

Some tostones
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 blow to the head

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

As a hole in the living room floor
20 What were the adults doing by midnight at the party?

Dancing

Debating politics

Fighting

Dozing off
21 What is Lucero's best friend's name?

Beto

Cut

Rafa

Yunior
22 Where is Lucero's drug supplier from?

Bolivia

Colombia

Paraguay

Peru
23 How long does it take Lucero to prepare the drugs for dealing?

He can't remember because he was stoned.

Half an hour

Half a day

Four hours
24 How old is Aurora?

17

21

16

19
25 What does Aurora do a week before the story starts?

She gets taken in to juvie.

She almost overdoses.

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...

Asked by Ginaika M #1129976

Answered by Aslan on 3/23/2021 6:08 PM

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what does the narrator hide

Which particular short story are you referring to?

Asked by Netiyana H #1109593

Answered by Aslan on 2/5/2021 5:27 AM

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