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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the police questioned Carla about the man in the car, who did they insist answer all the questions?
(a) Yolanda because she spoke the best English.
(b) Carla's mother.
(c) Carla's father.
(d) Carla alone.

2. What game did the cousins play on the patio after their morning swim?
(a) Hop Scotch.
(b) Jacks.
(c) Sidewalk chalk art.
(d) Statues.

3. Where did the Garcias live when they first arrived in New York?
(a) In a small apartment.
(b) On the streets.
(c) In a row house.
(d) In a compound.

4. Whose face appeared on the Virgin sculpture?
(a) Sandi's.
(b) Yolanda's.
(c) Mother's.
(d) Uncle Tio's.

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

6. What did Laura offer the men who were keeping watch at her gate when she arrived home?
(a) A chair to rest.
(b) Fans.
(c) Something cold to drink.
(d) Umbrellas for shade.

7. What did Papito, the grandfather, do to make the government not like him very much?
(a) He resigned his United Nations post.
(b) He rebelled against the government.
(c) He joined the CIA.
(d) He staged a takeover of the government.

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

9. What was confusing to Carla as she entered the 7th grade?
(a) Her body was changing.
(b) Her mother couldn't drive a car.
(c) Her dad dressed weird.
(d) Her sisters were embarrassing.

10. Why did the bank get rusty?
(a) It was left out overnight in the rain.
(b) It was played with all the time.
(c) It was buried in the dirt.
(d) The island air made it rust.

11. What did the girls think of the nun's habits?
(a) They made them look like dolls in mourning.
(b) They were scary.
(c) That they must be hot.
(d) They were comforting.

12. What did Sandi want as a souvenir from the restaurant?
(a) A fake flower.
(b) A picture with the dancers.
(c) A Barbie doll dressed as a Flaminco dancer.
(d) An outfit like the dancers.

13. What did the grandmother supervise religiously?
(a) Her grandchildren.
(b) Her daughters.
(c) The grandfather's diet.
(d) Her travel plans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Yolanda's 4th grade teacher's name?

2. The evening that the Garcias went to the restaurant to meet the Fannings, how did they get there?

3. Why did Yolanda like her 4th grade teacher so much?

4. What gift did the father bring for the girls when he returned from America?

5. How did the other students react to Carla in her new school in the 7th grade?

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