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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. Why does Anita want to skip school the morning Lucinda is to leave?
(a) Anita is afraid of El Jefe.
(b) Sam is not going to school that day and he's her protector.
(c) Anita wants to be with Lucinda until she leaves.
(d) Oscar is not going to school that day and he's her protector.

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

3. What has Mrs. Mancini done to her master bedroom?
(a) Painted it bright red.
(b) Made it into a hospital room.
(c) Written liberation words on the walls.
(d) Made it a haven of privacy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do they find El Jefe's body?

2. What does Anita want in the event she is taken away?

3. Who rescues Anita and her mami?

4. For what does Anita check her uncle and father's pockets?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chucha help Anita and what does Chucha tell her?

2. What does Anita know about a pill and what does she think about it?

3. What do Mami and Anita do in hiding?

4. What does Anita discover when she goes into Lucinda's room, and what is Anita's reaction?

5. What does Anita learn about Chucha?

6. What happens the night before Lucinda leaves?

7. Who does Mami call for help, and what does Mr. Mancini tell Anita and Mami to do?

8. Who are arrested in town and why?

9. Who does Anita see out the bathroom window and what does she think?

10. What are Mami and Anita waiting for and how has Pupo failed the rebels?

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