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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. What was the hidden agenda behind the four girls spending summers in the Dominican Republic?
(a) To marry Dominican boys.
(b) To know Dominican ways for women.
(c) To learn to dress better.
(d) To learn to do hair and makeup.

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

3. What was Yolanda and John's relationship like in the beginning?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were in love.
(c) They were friends.
(d) He was her teacher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What invitation did the mother give to the person she met at the hospital?

2. What name do the sisters give to Otto?

3. What was the mother always doing in her spare time in America?

4. What did John always do with his clothes?

5. What did the other students at the American school think of the background of the sisters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of the cake. What does each candle represent? Is there another meaning to the cake?

2. What does it tell the reader to know that the de la Torres compound is next to the palacio of the dictator's daughter? Does this mean that grandfather is an important man? Why? Why not?

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. In the first chapter, why is the boy crying on the side of the road? Why would nobody believe him when he went for help? What does this say about the country?

6. What is the code that Mrs. Garcia sends to Don Victor via Chino? What does it mean? Is this also part of the safety plan?

7. 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?

8. During the Christmas party, the mother comes by Carla's room and looks in on her. Who is the mother with? What does this say about her relationship with her family? How important is the extended family to the mother?

9. When the girls arrive at the strange house for their art lesson, there are two chairs on the open patio. What clue is that for the reader? Knowing what we know about Dona Charito and her husband, who is using these chairs?

10. What insults did John say to Yolanda? Was he teasing, or was he serious? Was the relationship really abusive, or was Yolanda putting her own spin on her memory?

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