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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Still Lives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sandi see when her father and Mrs. Fanning accompanied her to the restroom?
(a) Mrs. Fanning kissing her father.
(b) Mrs. Fanning fell down.
(c) Mrs. Fanning lost her skirt.
(d) Her father caught Mrs. Fanning.

2. What did Rudy bring to Yolanda when they met later in life?
(a) A pen.
(b) A book of sonnets.
(c) Chinese food.
(d) A bottle of wine.

3. What hangs from the belts of the two men who help Yolanda when her car breaks down?
(a) Machetes.
(b) Weed eaters.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Guns.

4. As adults, what do the daughters still come home for?
(a) A birth.
(b) Their father's birthday.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A visit from island relatives.

5. When Carla reached the 7th grade, what did the nun at school suggest about her schooling?
(a) That Carla should not go to school.
(b) That Carla skip the 7th grade.
(c) That Carla go to a private school.
(d) That Carla should stay back a year and repeat grade six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father finally end up doing in New York that gives him professional success?

2. In the American school, who was the Hoover girl?

3. What happened when the father heard Yolanda's school speech?

4. What was the assignment that Rudy and Yolanda worked on together?

5. What did La Bruja do almost daily to annoy the Garcias?

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