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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anita receive for Christmas that helps her process her life?
(a) A book about the history of the Dominican Republic.
(b) A diary.
(c) A letter from her grandmother.
(d) A card from Carla.

2. Why does Anita write with a pencil at times?
(a) So she can quickly erase.
(b) Some times it is the only writing instrument in the house.
(c) She is not good at math and frequently has to erase her work.
(d) Carla's family moves constantly, so she writes their address in pencil.

3. Who comes into the classroom?
(a) A new student who happens to be a boy.
(b) Another teacher.
(c) The principal.
(d) The nurse.

4. Why does Anita go to her uncle's house?
(a) To check out something she wonders about.
(b) To feed his cat.
(c) To see if he has secretly returned.
(d) To see if he left any clues about where he is..

5. With whom does Anita talk after going to her uncle's house?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Chucha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anita and Chucha look at together?

2. What does Papi tell the family to pretend?

3. What is another name for Mr. Smith?

4. What does the teacher tell Carla to do?

5. How long has Anita been out of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anita's mother send Anita to Tio Toni's home on her way to the party?

2. Upon what occasion do the people living in the compound decide to have a party?

3. How does Anita begin to see their leader in a different light?

4. How do Anita and Carla react to Carla's leaving, and how does Mami comfort them?

5. Why do parents not like their daughters to go out in public places?

6. What happens when the teacher wants the children to play secret Santa for Christmas?

7. What do Sammy, Anita and Oscar discuss?

8. How does Mami feel about the Washburns living next door and what does she do because of that?

9. Why does Anita use a pencil in her journal?

10. The morning after Chucha moves in, who arrives at the compound after Anita's father leaves?

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