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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Four Girls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sister is considered the "plain one?"
(a) Yolanda.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Sandi.
(d) Carla.

2. At the beginning of the novel, how do the aunts and cousins view Yolanda?
(a) Like a young Spanish princess.
(b) Like a hippie.
(c) Like a professional woman.
(d) Like a Peace Corps girl who has let herself go.

3. What nicknames does the grandfather give to the baby?
(a) Little Prince.
(b) Chiquita.
(c) Charles the Fifth, Charles Dickens, Prince Charles.
(d) Bad boy.

4. What does the cantina owner offer Yolanda to drink?
(a) Water.
(b) Coca Cola.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Tea.

5. What do the candles on the cake represent?
(a) The 5 cities where relatives live.
(b) The 5 girls cousins.
(c) The 5 years Yolanda has been gone.
(d) The 5 aunts and their families.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the mother engage in a conversation with at the hospital?

2. What does Yolanda want to find and eat on the island in the first chapter?

3. What village does Yolanda find herself in in the opening chapter of the book?

4. Who appeared at all of Yolanda's poetry readings?

5. Who helps Yolanda find the food she wants?

(see the answer key)

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