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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Yolanda and John's relationship like in the beginning?
(a) They were friends.
(b) He was her teacher.
(c) They were in love.
(d) They were cousins.

2. What did Sandi think she was turning into?
(a) A monkey.
(b) Yolanda.
(c) A dog.
(d) A flea.

3. After college, when did Yolanda see Rudy again?
(a) After she was married with children.
(b) When she was back on the island.
(c) When she was abroad.
(d) When she was in graduate school.

4. What was confusing to Carla as she entered the 7th grade?
(a) Her body was changing.
(b) Her mother couldn't drive a car.
(c) Her sisters were embarrassing.
(d) Her dad dressed weird.

5. Who found the stash of marijuana?
(a) The girls' father.
(b) The girls' mother.
(c) The maid Primitiva.
(d) The Cuban super.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Yolanda seated in her 4th grade class?

2. What did the de la Torre family do on Christmas Eve after the art lesson?

3. What was the father's hiding place from the secret police?

4. What is Yolanda's name in Spanish?

5. Who helps Yolanda find the food she wants?

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