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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Story of My Body.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl see at Juan de Dios's funeral that makes her run out?
(a) His family.
(b) Her face in a mirror.
(c) His hands.
(d) Her crush.

2. "How to Get a Baby" explains the role of what world for island woman?
(a) The spiritual world.
(b) The religous world.
(c) The biological world.
(d) The physical world.

3. What does Dona Ernestina do with the flags the government offered her?
(a) She burned them.
(b) She is having them framed.
(c) She keeps them in a drawer.
(d) She denied them.

4. 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 carton of milk.
(d) A pot of rice.

5. Why does Dona Ernestina have shopping bags full of trinkets in "Nada"?
(a) To give to people.
(b) To hide in the neighborhood.
(c) To return to the store.
(d) To sell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dona Ernestina decide to honor her husband and son in "Nada"?

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

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

4. How old is the girl in "Absolution in the New Year"?

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

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