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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the father keep in his hiding place?
(a) A pillow to sleep.
(b) Food and water only.
(c) Water, aspirin, sleeping pills and a small revolver.
(d) A club.

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 Peace Corps girl who has let herself go.
(d) Like a professional woman.

3. Why was Yolanda so pleased with the speech she wrote for school?
(a) She finally sounded like herself in English.
(b) She wrote the speech in Spanish.
(c) She felt she was a rebel.
(d) Because her father liked it.

4. What did Yolanda find in the coal barrel?
(a) Puppies.
(b) A face.
(c) Coal.
(d) Kittens.

5. When Carla approached the window of the strange car on her way home from school, what did she discover?
(a) That she spoke English better than she thought.
(b) That she was able to give directions without faltering.
(c) That the driver was naked from the waist down.
(d) That she knew the make of the car right away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was rumored about the coal shed?

2. What happened to Gladys when the parents discovered that she had something belonging to Carla?

3. What did Laura offer the men who were keeping watch at her gate when she arrived home?

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

5. Which cousin was Yolanda paired up with at their home in the Dominican Republic?

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