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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What speech was Yolanda asked to deliver at school that her mother helped her with?
(a) All Saint Day address.
(b) The President's address.
(c) The Teacher's Day address.
(d) Christopher Columbus Day address.

4. When Victor arrived at the Garcia's and the secret police were there, what was revealed about the Garcia's immigration papers?
(a) That they were held up.
(b) That immigration papers were illegal.
(c) That they had been cleared.
(d) That there were no papers.

5. What did the other students at the American school think of the background of the sisters?
(a) They thought their skin was too dark.
(b) They thought they were stupid.
(c) They thought they were cool.
(d) They thought they were related to a dictator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yolanda almost get her dad killed?

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

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

4. What did Sandi see on Christmas Eve with her family after the art lesson?

5. Who helps Yolanda find the food she wants?

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