From “distillation,” slightly adapted from the last laugh and other stories by hugo martinez-serros. copyright © 1988 by hugo martinez-serros. published by arte público press—university of houston, houston, tx, 1988. when he tells the story, the narrator is — a. a grown man, so the entire story is a flashback b. attending his father’s funeral, so some of the story is foreshadowing c. watching his father clean up, so the story is out of chronological order d. sharing memories with his brothers, so part of the story is new to him