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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sofia's father find in her room when she was young woman that caused a stir?
(a) Love letters from her beau.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Liquor.

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

3. After college, when did Yolanda see Rudy again?
(a) When she was abroad.
(b) When she was in graduate school.
(c) When she was back on the island.
(d) After she was married with children.

4. Where were the girls when the marijuana was found?
(a) On the island.
(b) In their room.
(c) Travelling abroad.
(d) Away at school.

5. Which sister is considered the "plain one?"
(a) Carla.
(b) Yolanda.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Sandi.

6. What does the girls' father give to the girls when they return home?
(a) Presents from the island.
(b) Praise.
(c) Money.
(d) Kisses.

7. Why is Sofia throwing the party for her father?
(a) Because she loves him.
(b) To reconcile.
(c) She wants to see her mother.
(d) It's her turn.

8. What shocked Yolanda about the appearance of Rudy's parents?
(a) His mother had red hair.
(b) They looked so young.
(c) They didn't look like Rudy.
(d) They looked older than her parents.

9. How did the mother dress her daughters when they were small?
(a) In the same color dresses.
(b) Like boys.
(c) Differently to tell them apart.
(d) All alike but in different colors.

10. Who signed the papers to put Yolanda in a mental health facility?
(a) Nobody, she put herself in.
(b) John.
(c) Carla.
(d) Her parents.

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

12. What did the other students at the American school think of the background of the sisters?
(a) They thought they were related to a dictator.
(b) They thought they were cool.
(c) They thought their skin was too dark.
(d) They thought they were stupid.

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

14. What does Sofia do that offends her father?
(a) Runs her tongue in his ear.
(b) Sings a song with naughty lyrics.
(c) Puts her finger in his ear.
(d) Puts a sloppy kiss on his head.

15. As adults, what do the daughters still come home for?
(a) A visit from island relatives.
(b) A birth.
(c) Their father's birthday.
(d) A wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sister has a baby?

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

3. What did Rudy do the first night he met Yolanda?

4. What do the sisters blindfold their dad with when they play a game?

5. What does Lucinda look like?

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