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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the girls feel the urge to leave the large family parties?
(a) They are overheated.
(b) For a breath of fresh air.
(c) They are bored.
(d) To play in the backyard.

2. When the girls give a rude response or laugh to the white boys’ compliments, how do the boys NOT react?
(a) Some look at the girls as if seeing them for the first time.
(b) Some hesitate before joining in.
(c) Some do not notice at all.
(d) Some seem confused and back off.

3. How does the narrator describe the songs that vocal students memorize?
(a) Beautiful and challenging.
(b) The language of our colonizers.
(c) Moments from the past.
(d) The languages of love.

4. In Territory, what is NOT a reason given by the narrator for why the brown girls tire of Manhattan?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Manhattan snobs.
(c) High prices.
(d) Fake glamour.

5. Where do the girls meet after midnight to get reassurance, they made a good choice to attend high school outside of Queens?
(a) The local park.
(b) 7-eleven.
(c) The narrator’s home.
(d) Dunkin’ Donuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname for the central road through the narrator’s neighborhood?

2. How many hours per week do the art students spend in art classes?

3. How many commandments are listed in Our Mothers’ Commandments?

4. What do the girls give up when family and friends from their native lands come to stay?

5. The narrator tells of the training bras the girls wear. From whom did they learn about bras?

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