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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yolanda want to find and eat on the island in the first chapter?
(a) Pineapples.
(b) Guavas.
(c) Avocados.
(d) A hot dog.

2. What did Victor offer to the secret police to end the trouble with the Garcia's?
(a) He agreed to have the Garcias out of the country in 48 hours.
(b) He offered the police money.
(c) He agreed to defend the Garcias.
(d) He offered to escort them from their home.

3. When the house was dressed up for the Christmas party, what did the poinsettias look like?
(a) Glowing lanterns.
(b) Flaming torches.
(c) White lights.
(d) Red trees.

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

5. What colors did the mother use for her color code?
(a) Green, yellow, blue and pink.
(b) Green, blue, rose and black.
(c) Yellow, blue, pink and white.
(d) Purple, yellow, pink and red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did La Bruja do almost daily to annoy the Garcias?

2. What did Carla's father tell her about Gladys?

3. What did Yolanda's teacher tell her about snow.

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

5. The evening that the Garcias went to the restaurant to meet the Fannings, how did they get there?

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