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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the sisters blindfold their dad with when they play a game?
(a) A kitchen towel.
(b) A baby's coat.
(c) The baby's blanket.
(d) A handkerchief.

2. Why did Sandra end up in a mental institution?
(a) She got really fat.
(b) She tried to starve herself to death.
(c) She wrote a disturbing letter home.
(d) She called her mother and she couldn't stop crying.

3. What village does Yolanda find herself in in the opening chapter of the book?
(a) Guava.
(b) Little Domingo.
(c) El Pepito.
(d) Altamira.

4. What happened to the speech that Yolanda wrote for school?
(a) Her father tore it into pieces.
(b) Her mother saved it in her personal trunk.
(c) Yolanda tore it into pieces.
(d) Her father framed it and put it up on the wall.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the cantina owner offer Yolanda to drink?
(a) Tea.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Coca Cola.
(d) Water.

10. What was the punishment for the owner of the marijuana?
(a) To marry a man of her mother's choosing.
(b) To get a job and work off her debt to her parents.
(c) To stay on the Island with the family.
(d) To return home immediately.

11. Where did Lucinda and Mundin take the sisters to show them a good time?
(a) To Motel Los Encantos, a whore house.
(b) To an arcade.
(c) To a cantina.
(d) To a dance hall.

12. 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) Because her father liked it.
(d) She felt she was a rebel.

13. When Yolanda buys a personalized key chain, what name does she pick?
(a) Joey.
(b) Jacob.
(c) JoJo.
(d) Janice.

14. Who does Manual Gustavo look like?
(a) Papi.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) Mr. Fanning.
(d) The dictator.

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. What did the other students at the American school think of the background of the sisters?

2. Which sister is considered the "plain one?"

3. What did John always do with his clothes?

4. How did the mother dress her daughters when they were small?

5. What happened when the father heard Yolanda's school speech?

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