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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. What village does Yolanda find herself in in the opening chapter of the book?
(a) Little Domingo.
(b) Guava.
(c) El Pepito.
(d) Altamira.

2. What did the girls take turns being?
(a) The prettiest.
(b) The wildest.
(c) The troublemaker.
(d) Daddy's favorite.

3. What was the assignment that Rudy and Yolanda worked on together?
(a) To write a speech.
(b) To write a book.
(c) To write an essay.
(d) To write a sonnet.

4. What is tacked to the central post in the cantina where Yolanda stops?
(a) A Coca-Cola poster.
(b) A poster of Palmolive soap.
(c) A no trespassing sign.
(d) The menu.

5. What was the title of the autobiographical paper that the oldest daughter wrote?
(a) "How I Hated my Mother."
(b) "I Was There Too."
(c) "How my Mother Hovered."
(d) "My Mother, the Saint."

Short Answer Questions

1. As adults, what do the daughters still come home for?

2. How many years pass when Yolanda and Rudy meet later in life?

3. When the mother says there are now 6 girls, who is she referring to?

4. In the first chapter of the novel, what does Yolanda want to do that shocks her relatives?

5. What kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?

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