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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What did Mrs. Fanning do at dinner that angered her husband?
(a) She asked too many questions.
(b) She made over the girls too much.
(c) She ate too much.
(d) She drank too much.

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

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

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

7. The father had how many brothers and sisters?
(a) 34.
(b) 6.
(c) 35.
(d) 12.

8. What happened to Carla's schooling after the incident with the man in the car?
(a) She was home-schooled.
(b) She returned to the public school close to home.
(c) She returned to the island.
(d) She dropped out of school.

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

10. What was the country's slogan in the Dominican Republic?
(a) "Trujillo is your friend."
(b) "God and Trujillo are taking care of you."
(c) "Become wealthy with Trujillo."
(d) "Country pride."

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

12. What did Sandi see on Christmas Eve with her family after the art lesson?
(a) Their house was ransacked by the secret police.
(b) Don Jose's giants from the workshed.
(c) All her cousins gathered at grandmother and grandfather's.
(d) All the gifts under the tree.

13. What did Carla think of the yearly celebration of coming to America?
(a) She couldn't remember coming to America.
(b) It was great and she loved the cake.
(c) It was celebrating the day they lost everything.
(d) She totally understood the fuss.

14. What did Yolanda tell Mundin's mother when they were caught in the coal shed?
(a) That they were hiding from the guardia.
(b) They were eating guavas.
(c) They were spying on the dictator's grandson.
(d) They found kittens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Human Body at the end of the chapter?

2. When the mother said the girls were going to make her crazy, where did she say she would end up?

3. Why were Yolanda's mother and aunts concerned with her playmate?

4. Whose face appeared on the Virgin sculpture?

5. Which cousin was Yolanda paired up with at their home in the Dominican Republic?

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