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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lesson of the Sugarcane.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the salesman in "Not For Sale"?
(a) El Arabe.
(b) Le Spanard.
(c) Mr. Gold.
(d) Francious.

2. In "The Lesson of the Sugarcane", what does the girl's mother want her to smell?
(a) Sugarcane.
(b) Flat tires.
(c) Freshly cut grass.
(d) The sun.

3. What happen to some of the mother's prayers?
(a) They dissolve into space.
(b) They fall on the girl.
(c) They haunt the apartment.
(d) They get lost in the kitchen.

4. What animal will watch the grave in "Volar: To Fly"?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A cat.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A mouse.

5. What did Don Juan de Dios used to do for the girl in Puerto Rico?
(a) Babysat her.
(b) Made snowcones.
(c) Took her ice skating.
(d) Tell stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl leave on the stove when she leaves her apartment in "Twist and Shout"?

2. After leaving the shop in "An Early Mystery", what does the girl think about the woman?

3. Who says that sugarcane is dangerous?

4. What does the girl notice about the type of voice her mother uses with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?

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

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