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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Carla do to make the sneakers red?
(a) Cut her finger and dyed them with her blood.
(b) Painted them with spray paint.
(c) Painted them with red nail polish.
(d) Dyed them red.

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

4. How much does Yolanda pay her young helper in the first chapter?
(a) 10 dollars.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) More than a dollar.
(d) 6 dollars.

5. What kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?
(a) Wildflowers.
(b) Roses.
(c) Irises.
(d) Daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how do the aunts and cousins view Yolanda?

2. What hangs from the belts of the two men who help Yolanda when her car breaks down?

3. What happens to Sofia's father as the evening wears on at the party?

4. What did the mother always call the girls?

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

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