Novio Boy Test

Why does Alex use figurative language in scene i (p.3)?

^{Standard: 8.7}

• To emphasize how cool he thinks Rudy should be on his date.

• To show that Rudy should be big and strong.

• To highlight that Rudy should be cold-hearted on his date.

• To make a joke about the date.

Which of these is the best summary of scene i?

^{Standard: 8.6A}

• Rudy and his friend Alex are talking and teasing each other about what he is going to say during his date and how he is going to pay for the date.

• Rudy is excited for his date. He asks his mom and Uncle Juan for advice. Rudy realizes that he is growing up.

• Rudy and Alex plan for Rudy’s first date. Alex tells Rudy to talk about colors and football teams.

• Rudy is frustrated because he does not know how to pay for his date. He tells Alex he needs more money. Alex suggests he cancels the date.

How do the dialogue and stage directions reveal Alex's personality and his attitude toward Rudy?

^{Standard 8.5 and Fig 19D}

• Alex is self-confident and a little smug, and he makes fun of him in a good-natured way.

• Alex is just as unconfident in the dating world, and he makes fun of him in a good-natured way.

• Alex is understandably confident because of all his experience , and he cannot believe how little Rudy know.

• Alex is a serious guy most of the time, but he likes to joke around with Rudy sometimes.

What do the stage directions at the beginning of scene iii show about Rudy and his mother’s relationship?

^{Standard 8.5 and Fig 19D}

• They are both really into physical fitness

• They have a strained relationship

• They have a close, comfortable relationship

• They don’t know how to communicate.

The playwright includes El Gato’s radio program to—

^{Standards 8.5 and Fig 19D}

• show the author’s interest in radio

• show that Uncle Juan loves the guitar

• tell about other people in the community

• add to the humor of the play

Why does Estela use figurative language to describe her boyfriend’s wife (p.35)?

^{Standard: 8.7}

• She thinks his wife is threatening.

• She talks badly about her because she is mad.

• She is embarrassed that she is having an affair.

• Her boyfriend is a truck driver.

Which of these is the best summary of scene v?

^{Standard: 8.6A and Fig19E}

• Rudy’s mother and Estela are at the beauty salon listening to El Gato on the radio and taking his advice. Estela calls El Gato for advice.

• Rudy’s mother colors Estela’s hair. Patricia arrives to get her hair done and unknowingly tells Rudy’s mother her feelings about the date and her son.

• Rudy’s mother and Estela are at the beauty parlor when Patricia arrives and tells her how overprotective her son says she is.

• Rudy’s mother does Estela’s hair and they discuss the best way to get Estela another husband.

What is the purpose of mom’s aside in scene v?

MOTHER (bug-eyed, to the audience) Strict! Wait til I speak to that little mocoso. I give him ten dollars for his date. Now look at him. Putting down his poor mother.

^{Standard: 8.5 and Fig 19D}

• To show that she does not want him dating at all.

• To show that she is upset that Rudy is talking badly about her.

• To show that she is worried that Patricia thinks poorly of her.

• To show that she does not like Patricia at all.

Why do the boys refer to the apples as “biblical fruit “(p. 48)?

^{Standard: 8.7}

• To exaggerate the age of the fruit.

• To highlight the magical qualities of the fruit.

• To show the sinful nature of the fruit.

• To emphasize that the fruit is being sold for a good price.

What do the stage directions at the top of page forty-nine help the reader to understand?

^{Standard: 8.5 and Fig 19D}

• The old man is a serial liar.

• The old man is mad at the boys.

• The boys are shocked that his wife is dead.

• The boys are embarrassed they brought it up.