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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. According to Carmelita, the organization was made up mostly of _____ girls.
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Wayward.
(c) Militant.
(d) Confused.

2. How many degrees is their peripheral vision?
(a) 180.
(b) 260.
(c) 220.
(d) 340.

3. Which book is Carmelita reading?
(a) Atlas Shrugged.
(b) Lady Chatterly's Lover.
(c) Megalopolis.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

4. The troops are headed toward which location?
(a) Havana.
(b) Cholula.
(c) Chihuahua.
(d) Guadalajara.

5. Along the way Carmelita passes a(n) ____ store.
(a) Video.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Office supply.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carmelita has a picture of which famous star on her wall?

2. The Prosecutor compliments Juana on her ______.

3. Who joins the Prosecutor on the stage?

4. What is the translation of "Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"

5. Who supplied funds for the project?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Carmelita and the others protesting and where? What happened at the site? What was the result?

2. What is important about poetry to Carmelita?

3. What are some of the topics discussed in the BMU by the women? What family story does Carmelita tell the others?

4. Why is the Prosecutor angry with Juana? What does Juana say to convince the Prosecutor that she knows her Bible?

5. Examine the scene in which Carmelita is walking home from the Tropicana.

6. Who is Arriero? What is Arriero's homeland? In which section is Arriero introduced? Why is Arriero's point of view different from the others?

7. Carmelita comments that the women need the spirit of Rosa Parks. Who is Rosa Parks? Why does Carmelita see her as a role model?

8. What is the main theme in "Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"

9. Who is Sor Juana? What is the basis of the Nightmare?

10. What did Carmelita learn upon this last trip home to Cuba?

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