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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. What does Ana do while Cesar works in Part 4?
(a) Watches television.
(b) Reads.
(c) Visits the neighbors.
(d) Takes long walks around the neighborhood.

2. How much older is Cesar than Ana?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. Where does Sister Lucia take the ESL class at the beginning of Part 5?
(a) Fruit market.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Playground.
(d) Library.

4. How old was Profirio Rubirosa when he died?
(a) 56.
(b) 59.
(c) 48.
(d) 46.

5. How long does it take Ana and Cesar to take the subway to Brooklyn in Part 5?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) About 2 hours.
(d) Over an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 6 when Ana takes a walk down Broadway, what does she pretend she is balancing on her head?

2. When is Ana's baby born?

3. How close is the school where Lenny will attend from Ana's apartment?

4. On what floor of a roach-infested apartment building does Ana find Marisela?

5. Why is Cesar arrested in Part 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ana sell pastelitos, and how much does she make?

2. What does Ana read in the letter from Yohnny?

3. How does Ana describe the theater at the Radio City Music Hall?

4. Who comes to the apartment with her husband to buy a suit, and what does Ana find after the woman and her husband leave?

5. What obituary of a Dominican does Ana read in Part 5?

6. What has Ana seen in advertisements for the World Fair?

7. How does Juan make an entrance when he arrives from Santo Domingo in Part 6?

8. When does Ana sell food at the factory in Part 5, and what is her menu?

9. What news does Mama have about Juanita?

10. What happens when Ana sees Marisela?

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