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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. Where did the driver pick up Arturo and his family to bring them to Delaware?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Houston.
(d) Laredo.

2. What does Alma claim attracted her initially to Arturo?
(a) His seriousness.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His education.
(d) His indeciciveness.

3. Where did Quisqueya Solis go to live after leaving California?
(a) Vermont.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Alaska.
(d) New York.

4. In what village did Gustavo Milhojas and his wife live when she died?
(a) Casco Viejo.
(b) Las Cumbres.
(c) Tocumen.
(d) Tehuipango.

5. What was the amount of the first heating bill that Alma's family received in December?
(a) $403. 23.
(b) $304.52.
(c) $124.34.
(d) $199.45.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Isabel from orginally?

2. Where does Alma's landlord say is the area where the rich white people live?

3. Where did Rafael take his family to the beach at Christmastime on the coast of Delaware?

4. What event led Mayor's family to cancel their trip to Panama for Celia's birthday?

5. For how long did Arturo and Alma try to have a baby before they conceived?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maribel Rivera. How old is she? What is her demeanor like when she is introduced?

2. What various attempts have Mayor's family made to visit Panama? What prevented them from doing so?

3. What encounter does Alma witness between Maribel and Garrett? How does she respond?

4. What family history of Garrett's is related through Mayor's narrative?

5. Where is Rafael Toro from? When did he come to the U.S.? Why?

6. Where is Quisqueya Solis from? Why did she come to the U.S.?

7. How and why does Celia's relationship with Quisqueya change?

8. Who is Alma Rivera? What role does she play in the novel?

9. Why does Alma blame herself for the accident that injured Maribel?

10. Who is Gustavo Milhojas and what led him to the U.S.?

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