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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the mother's first name?
2. On the island, what was different about the patio where men and women sit and talk?
3. What did Rudy bring to Yolanda when they met later in life?
4. At the beginning of the novel, how do the aunts and cousins view Yolanda?
5. What was the mother always doing in her spare time in America?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the girls' father say about having all girls? Do you think he really felt this way?
2. 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?
3. How does Mr. Garcia escape? What are the girls allowed to take with them? What will happen to the house when they are gone?
4. Why is the mother not offended by Yolanda's speech, but her father is?
5. What did Sister Zoe tell the students about the Cuban Missile Crisis? How much description did she give to the kids? Why?
6. 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?
7. What does Yolanda see in her sleep every night? What does this mean? She continues to see the same image after they move to America and as an adult? What does Yolanda think it is?
8. How is Yolanda cured of her mental illness? What brings her back to reality?
9. How does Yolanda lose the drumsticks?
10. What is important about the dinner with the Fannings? Why is it so important to the girls' parents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the author describe the aunts in dresses of mourning and uncles who disappear from family gatherings, but the children never seem to notice? Does it mean that these men are dead or in prison? Why does the author never explain? Is she telling it from a child's point-of-view and the children don't notice the missing men?
Essay Topic 2
From the first chapter it seems that danger is lurking on the island. What is the danger? How real is the danger? Why is it never discussed out loud? Why are the kids shielded from information about danger?
Essay Topic 3
Is there a link between learning and the arts? Describe each daughter and the mother and their unique artistic talents. Who teaches the children about art? How is learning about art enhanced once the family arrives in the States?
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