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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the woman angry at Senor Ruben?
(a) He lied to her about not being married.
(b) He lied to her about the beauty of his wife.
(c) He left her for a young mistress.
(d) He got her pregnant.

2. How does Magda feel about her American family?
(a) She finds them too be rather snobbish.
(b) She finds them to very loving.
(c) She finds them to be rather ignorant.
(d) She finds them to be overly religious.

3. What is the reaction of the Perez brothers as the woman walks by?
(a) They are in awe of her.
(b) They tell her to go home.
(c) They try to mug her.
(d) They catcall her.

4. How does Senora Francisca keep her husband from spending any more money?
(a) She puts a freeze on his bank account.
(b) She buys all new furniture and sends him the bill.
(c) She burns all of his money.
(d) She gives all his money to his mistress.

5. What is shocking about the woman who comes to the barrio?
(a) She is very beautiful.
(b) She is extremely old.
(c) She is very ugly.
(d) She is foreign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Emilia about Americans?

2. In Chapter17, what does Magda overhear from her employer that disturbs her?

3. What historical event happens two months prior to the Uruguayan students' arrival?

4. What position does Magda take with the USIS?

5. What evidence does Magda come across that supports what she overheard from her employer?

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