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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Carla's schooling after the incident with the man in the car?
(a) She dropped out of school.
(b) She returned to the public school close to home.
(c) She was home-schooled.
(d) She returned to the island.

2. Which sister has a baby?
(a) Sandi.
(b) Yolanda.
(c) Carla.
(d) Sofia.

3. What happened when the father heard Yolanda's school speech?
(a) He took the girls out to dinner in celebration.
(b) He was thrilled with the speech.
(c) He was angry thinking Yolanda had insulted the teachers.
(d) He told the mother to bake a cake.

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

5. What happened to the other girl cousins and their art lessons?
(a) They took two more lessons and quit.
(b) They continued their lessons for one year.
(c) They never returned to the artist's house.
(d) They went to a new teacher further away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Fanning do at dinner that angered her husband?

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

3. Where did the Garcias live when they first arrived in New York?

4. What did Mrs. Fanning do after the dancers were almost finished with their floor show?

5. On their last day in the Dominican Republic what were the girls allowed to take with them to the U.S.?

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