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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Which aunt was divorced?
(a) Tia Venice.
(b) Tia Isa.
(c) Tia Rosa.
(d) Tia Maria.

4. What did La Bruja do almost daily to annoy the Garcias?
(a) Accosted the girls' mother and told her to go back to where she came from.
(b) She sent Alfredo to complain about the noise.
(c) Yelled at the girls as they entered the building.
(d) Told their father that the girls were too loud.

5. What story was Yolanda reading when her cousin tried to get her attention with the clay snake?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Scheharazade.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) The Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the father's hiding place from the secret police?

2. On their last day in the Dominican Republic what were the girls allowed to take with them to the U.S.?

3. The father had how many brothers and sisters?

4. What did Sandi see when her father and Mrs. Fanning accompanied her to the restroom?

5. How did Carla's mother react to her being accosted on the way home from school?

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