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

2. Who is Manny?
(a) The girl's cousin.
(b) The boy that all the girls like.
(c) The class president.
(d) The host of the party.

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

4. In 'The Book of Dreams in Spanish", the girl reaches for fruit on what branches?
(a) The bottom branches.
(b) The top branches.
(c) The new branches.
(d) The broken branches.

5. In "An Early Mystery", what does the woman ask the girl?
(a) If she loves her mother.
(b) If she is lost.
(c) If she is her father's daughter.
(d) If she remembers the woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did "they" float through in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

3. How does the girl's mother act with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?

4. Why does the girl slip away from Manny at the party?

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

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