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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sal do that upsets Caridad?
(a) Sal tells Caridad she should drink more.
(b) Sal tells Caridad she is too good for her boyfriend.
(c) Sal offers to pay Caridad to take an overnight trip with him and have sex with him.
(d) Sal tells Caridad she is a bad fitness trainer.

2. Where do Bianca and her husband go on their honeymoon?
(a) The Sahara Desert.
(b) Mali.
(c) Death Valley.
(d) Hawaii.

3. What kinds of services does the spa in the gated community in Naples offer that cause consternation among some residents?
(a) Fortune telling.
(b) Illegal drug administration.
(c) Plastic surgery.
(d) Sexual services.

4. How does Bianca meet her husband?
(a) At a bar.
(b) On an online dating website.
(c) Through mutual friends.
(d) He works at a law firm a few floors below her office.

5. What is Bianca drawn to on the playground on her first date with her husband?
(a) The swings.
(b) The climbing bars.
(c) The merry-go-round.
(d) The slide.

6. What does William Livingston III force his housekeeper to do?
(a) Cook him only gluten-free meals.
(b) Buy drugs on the street for him.
(c) Perform a sexual act on him.
(d) Take his money earned in criminal enterprises to the bank to deposit it for him.

7. What does Kate's boyfriend do for a living?
(a) He is an engineer.
(b) He is a logger.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He is an architect.

8. What does William Livingston III secretly put into his housekeeper's room?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) Ladies' underwear.
(c) A dead mouse.
(d) Video surveillance cameras.

9. What channel does Candy tell Sarah to watch for inspiration for her strip dances?
(a) TNT.
(b) CBS.
(c) MTV.
(d) BET.

10. What over-the-counter pills does Sarah take at home to help with her headaches?
(a) Advil.
(b) Codeine.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Oxycontin.

11. What kind of music does William Livingston III like to listen to secretly?
(a) Classical.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Rap.
(d) Punk.

12. What is Caridad's boyfriend's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) James.
(c) Luis.
(d) Manny.

13. What news does the narrator share with Jacob first towards the end of the story "The Mark of Cain"?
(a) She has a child in another state.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is leaving her husband.
(d) She is dying.

14. Why does Carolina really want Savvie to come out of town to Reno with her?
(a) Carolina receives a letter from Mr. Peter and does not feel safe staying where they lived.
(b) Carolina wants to get Savvie away from her boytfriend.
(c) Carolina wants to kill Savvie.
(d) Carolina wants Savvie to leave the country with her.

15. Where do people always seem to think Kate is from?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Port-au-Prince.
(d) Detriot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "La Negra Blanca," what name does Sarah go by at the strip club where she works?

2. Where does Savvie's sister, Carolina, want Savvie to go with her to find her estranged husband?

3. How does a loose woman sit at the bar in the story "Difficult Women"?

4. How does Tricia judge the people she cleans houses for?

5. Why do the couple that live in 1217 Ridgewood Road in the story "Florida" get their GEDs instead of finishing high school?

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