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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter from a Caribbean Island.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl's father quote when he sees Fidel Castro on the television?
(a) A poem.
(b) A commercial.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A short story.

2. What does the old man in "Letter from a Caribbean Island" do one night after screaming with joy?
(a) Writes a poem.
(b) Buries himself in sand.
(c) Jumps off the pier.
(d) Runs into the ocean.

3. What does the girl leave on the stove when she leaves her apartment in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) A carton of milk.
(b) A pot of beans.
(c) A pot of rice.
(d) An empty pot.

4. What did "they" float through in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?
(a) The crowd.
(b) Florida.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sky.

5. To whom does Marina write a letter in "Letter from a Caribbean Island"?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Dona Flor.
(c) Marie.
(d) The girl narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fruit tree is in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?

2. At the end of "Letter from a Caribbean Island", what does Marina say she finally knows?

3. What item does the girl debate the value of in "An Early Mystery"?

4. What year is it in "Twist and Shout"?

5. In 'The Book of Dreams in Spanish", the girl reaches for fruit on what branches?

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