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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In the first chapter of the novel, what does Yolanda want to do that shocks her relatives?
(a) Swim naked in the pool.
(b) Sunbathe in the back yard.
(c) Take a drive by herself.
(d) Take a jog in the city.

4. What did John always do with his clothes?
(a) Placed them over the chair.
(b) Washed them in the bathtub.
(c) Washed them in the sink.
(d) Folded them neatly.

5. What kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?
(a) Wildflowers.
(b) Irises.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yolanda buys a personalized key chain, what name does she pick?

2. Who appeared at all of Yolanda's poetry readings?

3. What does Lucinda look like?

4. What does Sofia do that offends her father?

5. Who did the marijuana belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the girls' parents want them to return to the island every summer? Why did they not want them to live in the U.S. as adults?

2. How did the girls' mother view finding the marijuana? What does this symbolize for the mother?

3. Whose face is on the statue at the National Cathedral? Who carved the statue? What is Sandi's reaction to seeing her own face reflected back at her?

4. It is clear from the moment the men in khakis walk up the driveway of the Garcia home that the Garcias have a plan in case of danger. What is their plan and how do they execute it?

5. How does Carla view the celebration dinner for the family's first American year? Why do the parents view it differently from the kids? What is this telling the reader?

6. When the girls are successful at removing Sofia from the island, what does this mean for Sofia and her future? Did the girls help their sister or hurt her?

7. How were the girls affected by their mother dressing them all alike, but in different colors? Why did they refer to it as "assembly-line" mentality?

8. What was the mother missing about Yolanda's poetry? When she went to the readings, what did she think she was hearing?

9. Who is Yolanda talking to when she tells the story of John? Why is this important?

10. What is significant about the rift between Sofia and her father? What does this say about his attitudes in their new country?

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