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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 does the girl notice about the type of voice her mother uses with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?
(a) It's like the one she uses with her father.
(b) It's quiter than normal.
(c) It's more soothing than she is used to hearing.
(d) It's unlike any voice she has heard.

2. Who says that sugarcane is dangerous?
(a) The father.
(b) The girl.
(c) The mother.
(d) A stranger.

3. What did the father do when the girl wanted to go into the sugarcane field?
(a) Leading her away from the sugarcane.
(b) Hitting the girl with sugarcane.
(c) Telling her sugarcane is poison.
(d) Breaking the sugarcane.

4. After leaving the shop in "An Early Mystery", what does the girl think about the woman?
(a) The girl feels the woman is still there.
(b) The girl tries to see the woman again.
(c) The girl can't remember the woman at all.
(d) The girl hates the woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the girl's father doing in "The Lesson of the Sugarcane"?

2. In "An Early Mystery", what does the woman ask the girl?

3. What did Don Juan de Dios used to do for the girl in Puerto Rico?

4. What does the salesman do while telling a story in "Not For Sale"?

5. Why isn't the girl allowed to drive?

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