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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the father is offended at the party?
(a) He leaves immediately.
(b) He loses his temper and yells at the girls.
(c) He silently gets up and leaves.
(d) He puts a stop to the game and the party is over.

5. Who did the marijuana belong to?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Mother.
(c) Yolanda.
(d) Carla.

6. What happens to Sofia's father as the evening wears on at the party?
(a) He starts kissing all the girls.
(b) He gets drunk and laughs loudly.
(c) He starts singing.
(d) He becomes removed.

7. What was the mother always doing in her spare time in America?
(a) Going to museums.
(b) Inventing things.
(c) Ironing.
(d) Reading.

8. When Rudy and Yolanda wrote together, what was the outcome?
(a) A pornographic poem.
(b) A beautiful sonnet.
(c) An amazing story about a young girl.
(d) They got nothing done.

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

10. Who appeared at all of Yolanda's poetry readings?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sisters.

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

12. When the mother was confronted by a salesclerk in a store, how did she put them off?
(a) She told them she would have to talk purchases over with her husband.
(b) She told them she had no money.
(c) She told them she cannot speak English.
(d) She did not put them off, but bought everything in sight.

13. What did Yolanda think about the speech her mother wrote for her school program?
(a) Her mother was trying to embarrass her.
(b) Her mother was cool.
(c) It was her mother's last invention.
(d) Her mother was a terrible writer.

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

15. What name do the sisters give to Otto?
(a) Chubs.
(b) The sympathizer.
(c) The saint.
(d) The camp counselor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girls' father give to the girls when they return home?

2. What was the hidden agenda behind the four girls spending summers in the Dominican Republic?

3. What did Carla do to make the sneakers red?

4. What happened to the speech that Yolanda wrote for school?

5. What does Lucinda look like?

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