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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who signed the papers to put Yolanda in a mental health facility?
(a) Her parents.
(b) John.
(c) Carla.
(d) Nobody, she put herself in.

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

4. What does Lucinda look like?
(a) Like her mother.
(b) Like a boy.
(c) A Dominican magazine model.
(d) Like Yolanda.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the hidden agenda behind the four girls spending summers in the Dominican Republic?

2. What did Mrs. Fanning do after the dancers were almost finished with their floor show?

3. What kind of drills did Yolanda have in the 4th grade?

4. What did Rudy bring to Yolanda when they met later in life?

5. What are the names the girls called their mother to make fun of her leisure activity?

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