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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. How did the mother dress her daughters when they were small?
(a) Like boys.
(b) In the same color dresses.
(c) All alike but in different colors.
(d) Differently to tell them apart.

2. What is Manual Gustavo's biggest flaw?
(a) He can't drive very well at night.
(b) He does not speak good English.
(c) He does not smell good.
(d) He is a mini tyrant.

3. What village does Yolanda find herself in in the opening chapter of the book?
(a) Little Domingo.
(b) Altamira.
(c) El Pepito.
(d) Guava.

4. What nicknames does the grandfather give to the baby?
(a) Bad boy.
(b) Chiquita.
(c) Charles the Fifth, Charles Dickens, Prince Charles.
(d) Little Prince.

5. Who did the mother engage in a conversation with at the hospital?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A young father whose wife just had a baby.
(d) A nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the hidden agenda behind the four girls spending summers in the Dominican Republic?

2. What kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?

3. What happened to the speech that Yolanda wrote for school?

4. Why did Sandra end up in a mental institution?

5. How much does Yolanda pay her young helper in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Yolanda like Sister Zoe so much? What did the nun do to make Yolanda feel welcome and important?

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

4. Why does the father say they fired Gladys? Why is trust so important to this family? How much to they rely on the servants for help?

5. Why will Yolanda's mother not let her bang the drum? Why would she allow such a toy and then put limits on it? Does this confuse Yolanda? Why?

6. Why did Carla want red sneakers? Why was the color so important?

7. What is Rudy trying to teach Yolanda with his sonnets? Why does he choose this approach?

8. 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?

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

10. What is the significance of the electric typewriter? What does it mean to Yolanda? To her mother? To her father?

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