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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are so many people arrested?
(a) They are using El Jefe's death to get rid of the opposition.
(b) El Jefe's son wants to punish anyone remotely associated with the assassination.
(c) They are trying to send a message.
(d) They do not know who killed El Jefe.

2. What does Anita do after talking with Tio Pepe?
(a) Starts drawing.
(b) Writes down everything she remembers about the weeks before Papi is arrested.
(c) Comes up with a schedule.
(d) Writes her papi.

3. Why are the adults remonstrating themselves?
(a) Because had given in to the idea of a celebration.
(b) BecauseTio Tony is not the only man wanted now.
(c) Because they had become so careless.
(d) Because they had declined to go to the United States when it was possible.

4. What are Oscar and Sam doing?
(a) Playing ball.
(b) Throwing up..
(c) Playing chess.
(d) Wrestling.

5. Where do they find El Jefe's body?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the tool box on the Ford truck.
(c) In the trunk of a car.
(d) In the jungle near the compound.

6. What does Lucinda allow Anita to do that night?
(a) Put on some of her jewelry.
(b) Write a letter to Carla.
(c) Stay up later than usual.
(d) Sleep in her room.

7. What does Chucha do for Anita?
(a) Teaches Anita how to understand her dreams.
(b) Teaches Anita how to feel unafraid.
(c) Gives her a family heirloom.
(d) Stuffs her belongings in a laundry bag.

8. What happens the next morning after El Jefe is assassinated just as Chucha is waking Anita?
(a) They hear several helicopters landing nearby.
(b) There is an announcement on television.
(c) They hear a huge explosion.
(d) Men come in her room and search it.

9. Who rescues Anita and her mami?
(a) The British intelligence.
(b) Some local militia.
(c) The Italian government.
(d) Paratroopers in a helicopter.

10. Where do the children now go for school lessons?
(a) To the consulate building.
(b) The church.
(c) The Mancinis' house.
(d) The community center.

11. What does Anita overhear about the Washburns?
(a) They are in trouble with El Jefe.
(b) They have to go back to the States.
(c) They have lodged a protest.
(d) They have taken refuge in the British embassy.

12. Why is Mr. Washburn in New York City?
(a) He has brought his daughters there to live with their grandparents.
(b) He has broght Mundo to his family.
(c) He's come to tell them that Papi and Tio Toni are dead.
(d) He is consulting with a construction company there.

13. Why does Anita's brother make this offer?
(a) To distract her from what is happening.
(b) To be kind to Anita.
(c) Because he is lonely..
(d) Because his mother asked him to.

14. Who does Anita see when she looks out the the bathroom window one day?
(a) Papi.
(b) Mundo.
(c) Sam.
(d) Oscar.

15. Who does Anita think about when her brother asks about his girlfriend?
(a) Oscar.
(b) A boy at school Anita was starting to like.
(c) Sam.
(d) The girl her brother likes..

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a car rams the Washburns car in traffic?

2. Who comes to see Anita and Mami?

3. What does Tio Pepe give to Anita when he visits?

4. What does Anita's father tell her he wants for his children?

5. How are protesters dressed as they move through the city?

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