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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Washburn?
(a) A U.S. military officer.
(b) A man from the American embassy.
(c) A CIA agent.
(d) A man from the British consulate.

2. Who is Chucha?
(a) Anita's older sister.
(b) Anita's dog.
(c) An old woman who was the family's nursemaid.
(d) Carla's great-grandmother.

3. What worries Anita?
(a) That they are going to go to prison.
(b) That her cousins will not have gotten out of the country yet.
(c) That the men will hurt her mother.
(d) That their father will be killed.

4. What does Chucha often see in her dreams?
(a) The past altered to bizarre visions.
(b) The future.
(c) She never dreams.
(d) Monsters shaped like people.

5. Where is Anita when some black Volkswagons appear?
(a) Cooking something for the party.
(b) On her way to the neighbor's house.
(c) At the neighbor's house.
(d) In her room dressing for the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anita's mother say she and Anita's father are staying in the Dominican Republic?

2. For how long has Anita's country had the same leader?

3. What does Mami tell Anita and Carla to make them feel better?

4. Why are the students unsettled about the visitors to the classroom?

5. What does Anita's mother want her to do with her diary?

(see the answer key)

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