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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What saying did the father say about having four girls?
(a) "Girls are worthless."
(b) "We need a rooster."
(c) '"Good bulls sire cows."
(d) "Good chickens have chicks."

2. What is tacked to the central post in the cantina where Yolanda stops?
(a) A poster of Palmolive soap.
(b) A no trespassing sign.
(c) The menu.
(d) A Coca-Cola poster.

3. What is the shape of the cake at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Round.
(b) The U.S.
(c) The island.
(d) Square.

4. What is Yolanda's name in Spanish?
(a) Yazi.
(b) Yo.
(c) John.
(d) Josie.

5. In the first chapter of the novel, what does Yolanda want to do that shocks her relatives?
(a) Take a drive by herself.
(b) Sunbathe in the back yard.
(c) Take a jog in the city.
(d) Swim naked in the pool.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the mother says there are now 6 girls, who is she referring to?

4. Which sister has a baby?

5. What nicknames does the grandfather give to the baby?

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