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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of vehicle does Keila drive?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Land Rover.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Jaguar.

2. What store is Claudia banned from for shoplifting?
(a) Neiman Marcus.
(b) Bloomingdale's.
(c) Barneys.
(d) Macy's.

3. How many watches does Oscar have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. How old are Diana and Andrea at the beginning of the book?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. On February 2, where does Keila say that Oscar drove to?
(a) Maine.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mexico.

6. Who collapses on the lawn on April 30?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Claudia.

7. On January 24, how long has it been since Olivia has seen her nanny, Lola?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 18 months.

8. On March 3, how long does Oscar head north on Interstate 5?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

9. If there is a drought in March, when are there usually fires?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) July.

10. Where did Olivia, Claudia, and Patricia's grandmother die?
(a) Israel.
(b) Africa.
(c) Concentration camp in Germany.
(d) Concentration camp in Poland.

11. How long have Keila and Oscar been married?
(a) 43 years.
(b) 34 years.
(c) 41 years.
(d) 39 years.

12. How long is the structured play session for the girls when Olivia takes them to a Mommy and Me class on April 14?
(a) 2 1/2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 1/2 hours.

13. How many family members and friends always gather at the Alvarados' for Passover?
(a) 20.
(b) 30 or so.
(c) About 40.
(d) 25.

14. When does Olivia decide she wants to divorce Felix?
(a) March 20.
(b) March 18.
(c) March 19.
(d) March 17.

15. Where did Patricia's sisters go to college?
(a) New York and Miami.
(b) Denver and Cambridge.
(c) Sacramento and Tampa.
(d) Philadelphia and Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Oscar return after his trip in January?

2. What is the temperature on Easter Sunday?

3. In January, how long has Keila and Oscar Alvarado's pool been neglected?

4. When did Oscar's family received a 38,000 acre spread in a grant from Governor Figueroa?

5. Who forgets Olivia's birthday?

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