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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hangs from the belts of the two men who help Yolanda when her car breaks down?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Machetes.
(c) Weed eaters.
(d) Guns.

2. What does Lucinda look like?
(a) Like her mother.
(b) Like a boy.
(c) Like Yolanda.
(d) A Dominican magazine model.

3. What is tacked to the central post in the cantina where Yolanda stops?
(a) The menu.
(b) A Coca-Cola poster.
(c) A poster of Palmolive soap.
(d) A no trespassing sign.

4. Why did John call Yolanda Violet?
(a) That was her favorite flower.
(b) That was her favorite color.
(c) After "shrinking violet" when she started seeing a shrink.
(d) That was her least favorite color.

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

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

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

8. What did Rudy try to get Yolanda to do?
(a) Buy him a car.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Do his homework.
(d) Sleep with him.

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

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

11. What is Manual Gustavo's biggest flaw?
(a) He can't drive very well at night.
(b) He does not smell good.
(c) He is a mini tyrant.
(d) He does not speak good English.

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

13. What year did Yolanda meet Rudy?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

14. How did Yolanda meet Rudy Elmenhurst?
(a) At a frat party.
(b) He came to her door one night.
(c) At lunch.
(d) In a college English class.

15. When the mother says there are now 6 girls, who is she referring to?
(a) Her six daughters.
(b) The four daughters, the new grandbaby and herself.
(c) Her six granddaughters.
(d) The six aunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appeared at all of Yolanda's poetry readings?

2. When Rudy and Yolanda wrote together, what was the outcome?

3. What was the title of the autobiographical paper that the oldest daughter wrote?

4. In the American school, who was the Hoover girl?

5. Who found the stash of marijuana?

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