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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was talking on the television in the chapter "Snow" and, in Yolanda's mind, was looking worried?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Her father.
(c) The Cuban president.
(d) Sister Zoe.

2. Where did the grandparents travel to often?
(a) New York.
(b) The Capitol.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Hawaii.

3. The evening that the Garcias went to the restaurant to meet the Fannings, how did they get there?
(a) By bus.
(b) In a cab.
(c) By subway.
(d) Their father drove them.

4. When Victor arrived at the Garcia's and the secret police were there, what was revealed about the Garcia's immigration papers?
(a) That immigration papers were illegal.
(b) That they had been cleared.
(c) That they were held up.
(d) That there were no papers.

5. What dance did the girls' parents dance at the Christmas party?
(a) The monkey.
(b) The bolero.
(c) The Jitterbug.
(d) The tango.

6. What did Carla find under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning?
(a) A new book.
(b) Another mechanical bank.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) New clothes.

7. What story was Yolanda reading when her cousin tried to get her attention with the clay snake?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) Scheharazade.
(d) Hemingway.

8. What did Carla's father tell her about Gladys?
(a) That she couldn't be trusted.
(b) That she was a liar.
(c) That she was dishonest.
(d) That she couldn't be a friend.

9. What happened to the Human Body at the end of the chapter?
(a) The grandmother took it away from both children.
(b) It was put away in a closet and never played with.
(c) The dogs chewed the parts until they couldn't be recognized.
(d) Mundin gave it to Yolanda and she played with it all the time.

10. What kind of dancers were at the restaurant where the Fannings took the Garcias?
(a) Polka dancers.
(b) Can-Can dancers.
(c) Flamenco dancers.
(d) Ballroom dancers.

11. When Carla reached the 7th grade, what did the nun at school suggest about her schooling?
(a) That Carla should stay back a year and repeat grade six.
(b) That Carla should not go to school.
(c) That Carla skip the 7th grade.
(d) That Carla go to a private school.

12. What did Sandi see when her father and Mrs. Fanning accompanied her to the restroom?
(a) Mrs. Fanning lost her skirt.
(b) Mrs. Fanning fell down.
(c) Mrs. Fanning kissing her father.
(d) Her father caught Mrs. Fanning.

13. On their last day in the Dominican Republic what were the girls allowed to take with them to the U.S.?
(a) One full suitcase.
(b) Candy.
(c) Three toys.
(d) One object each and the clothes they were wearing.

14. Which cousin was Yolanda paired up with at their home in the Dominican Republic?
(a) Carmencita.
(b) Gisela.
(c) Mundin.
(d) Lucinda.

15. Whose property was next to the de la Torre compound?
(a) The Garcia's compound.
(b) Uncle Tios compound.
(c) The dictator's daughter and son-in-law.
(d) The centro - downtown area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the father's hiding place from the secret police?

2. When the house was dressed up for the Christmas party, what did the poinsettias look like?

3. Who scolded Carla and told her she should not be in the maid's room?

4. What did Papito, the grandfather, do to make the government not like him very much?

5. How did Carla's mother react to her being accosted on the way home from school?

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