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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did the father bring for the girls when he returned from America?

2. What did Gladys want from Carla?

3. Before the Garcias went out to dinner with the Fannings, what did the mother tell the girls they were allowed to order as a drink in the restaurant?

4. Why did Sandi get in trouble at the art lesson?

5. What did Mrs. Fanning do after the dancers were almost finished with their floor show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Once the family moves to America, what kind of life do the parents dream of for their daughters? With that in mind, why do they want to return the girls to the island every summer to find husbands? Doesn't that line of thinking contradict why they moved to the U.S. in the first place? What do the parents really want for their daughters?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of political situation was in place on the island when the girls were little? Did the fact that the girls seem unaware of the dangers on the island have anything to do with the trauma after their move to the U.S.? Do you think the girls would have done better had they been better informed as children, or would the same fear have taken over as it did during the Cuban Missile Crisis years later? Were they not told because they were girls? Would they have been treated differently as boys? Why do you think that?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the family compound is next to the dictator's daughter's land? What does this say about the grandfather, who appears to be a sweet man with education, but might be something else? How does the grandfather feel about politics? Why does he take the job with the United Nations? How much is dictated by the grandmother?

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