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

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

3. Why does the girl leave her apartment in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) She can hear a party.
(b) She wanted to run away.
(c) She was invited to a party.
(d) She forgot to get dinner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the girl treat her father in "Dividir: To Divide"?

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

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

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