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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rudy Elmenhurst Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the mother dress her daughters when they were small?
(a) Like boys.
(b) All alike but in different colors.
(c) Differently to tell them apart.
(d) In the same color dresses.

2. What did John always do with his clothes?
(a) Washed them in the sink.
(b) Folded them neatly.
(c) Washed them in the bathtub.
(d) Placed them over the chair.

3. Why did John call Yolanda Violet?
(a) That was her least favorite color.
(b) After "shrinking violet" when she started seeing a shrink.
(c) That was her favorite color.
(d) That was her favorite flower.

4. In the first chapter of the novel, what does Yolanda want to do that shocks her relatives?
(a) Take a drive by herself.
(b) Take a jog in the city.
(c) Sunbathe in the back yard.
(d) Swim naked in the pool.

5. What do the candles on the cake represent?
(a) The 5 cities where relatives live.
(b) The 5 years Yolanda has been gone.
(c) The 5 aunts and their families.
(d) The 5 girls cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yolanda want to find and eat on the island in the first chapter?

2. What is Yolanda's name in Spanish?

3. What did Rudy try to get Yolanda to do?

4. What is the shape of the cake at the beginning of the novel?

5. Who was Yolanda's psychiatrist?

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