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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the de la Torre family do on Christmas Eve after the art lesson?
(a) They visited New York.
(b) They opened presents at grandmother and grandfather's house.
(c) They went to the National Cathedral.
(d) They swam in the pool.

2. When Sandi was startled by the man, what happened?
(a) She screamed and fainted.
(b) She fell off her perch and broke her leg.
(c) He tripped over a garden hose.
(d) She fell off the chair and broke her arm.

3. When Carla approached the window of the strange car on her way home from school, what did she discover?
(a) That the driver was naked from the waist down.
(b) That she spoke English better than she thought.
(c) That she knew the make of the car right away.
(d) That she was able to give directions without faltering.

4. At the beginning of the chapter Blood of the Conquistadores, who came up the driveway at the Garcia's house?
(a) Men with guns.
(b) Four men dressed in suits.
(c) The dictator.
(d) Two men dressed in khakis.

5. Why was Yolanda seated differently than the other children in her 4th grade class?
(a) Because she was the only immigrant and the teacher needed to tutor her without disturbing the other students.
(b) The teacher grouped Yolanda with the nice kids.
(c) The teacher wanted to embarrass her.
(d) The teacher wanted the other kids to like Yolanda.

6. What happened to Sandi's ability to paint?
(a) Her arm healed crooked and she never painted again.
(b) She became a painter and majored in art at college.
(c) Her arm healed and she painted for another month or so.
(d) Her arm healed straight, but she lost interest in painting.

7. How did Dona Charito meet her husband?
(a) At the Prado in Madrid.
(b) In an art class.
(c) Posing for him to sketch her.
(d) On vacation with her family.

8. Why did Nivea think the girls were lucky?
(a) Because their yard was so pretty.
(b) Because they could swim every morning.
(c) Because when their father returned from a trip he always brought them presents.
(d) Because they lived in a beautiful house.

9. What happened to the other girl cousins and their art lessons?
(a) They went to a new teacher further away.
(b) They took two more lessons and quit.
(c) They continued their lessons for one year.
(d) They never returned to the artist's house.

10. What was the rumor about Don Jose?
(a) That he left to go live in Madrid.
(b) That he ran off with Dona Charito's sister.
(c) That he was dead.
(d) That he went crazy and was unable to finish a colossal project for the church.

11. What gift did the father bring for the girls when he returned from America?
(a) Red boots.
(b) Mechanical banks.
(c) Dolls in costumes.
(d) Books.

12. What was the father's hiding place from the secret police?
(a) A tunnel.
(b) A space in the garage.
(c) A compartment inside his closet.
(d) His car.

13. What did the father keep in his hiding place?
(a) Water, aspirin, sleeping pills and a small revolver.
(b) A club.
(c) Food and water only.
(d) A pillow to sleep.

14. What did Yolanda's 4th grade teacher tell the students about what was happening in the world?
(a) The Cubans wanted to come to America.
(b) The Cuban bombs were pointed at Philidelphia.
(c) The Cubans wanted to kill the Soviets.
(d) Cuba had Russian missiles pointed at New York.

15. Who taught at the Catholic school that the girls first attended in New York?
(a) The Sisters of Charity.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Public school teachers.
(d) One of their aunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Gladys when the parents discovered that she had something belonging to Carla?

2. When Carla reached the 7th grade, what did the nun at school suggest about her schooling?

3. What kind of dancers were at the restaurant where the Fannings took the Garcias?

4. What did the Garcias do each year to celebrate coming to America?

5. What did Victor offer to the secret police to end the trouble with the Garcia's?

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