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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (December 9 - February 27).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school year is Gabi about to start at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Her sophomore year.
(b) Her freshman year.
(c) Her junior year.
(d) Her senior year.

2. What kind of work did Gabi's mother do when she was five years old?
(a) Picking produce.
(b) Shelling peanuts.
(c) Sewing clothes.
(d) Scaling fish.

3. What does Tia Bertha think of Sebastian when she first meets him?
(a) She thinks he needs to lose weight.
(b) She thinks he needs to speak more clearly.
(c) She thinks he looks ill.
(d) She thinks he is very handsome.

4. Who is Gabi's neighbor who is teaching her how to make pies?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Agi.
(d) Sylvia.

5. Who is Gabi's Uncle that often gets drunk at Christmas?
(a) Luis.
(b) Humberto.
(c) Carlos.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cindy react when Gabi asks her what it felt like to have sex?

2. What does Gabi overindulge in sometimes as a way of coping with stress?

3. What does Martin ask Gabi to do with him after Christmas break?

4. What line does Gabi use repeatedly in one of her poems about her father?

5. What does Gabi do when she misses her father?

(see the answer key)

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