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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 hear at night in "Orar: To Pray"?
(a) Her mother kneeling.
(b) Her mother crying.
(c) Her mother leaving.
(d) Her mother calling her aunt.

2. Why do the neighbor's decide to voice their concerns to Dona Ernestina in "Nada"?
(a) Because Dona Ernestina knew the mayor.
(b) Because they felt she was too lonely.
(c) Because of the noise she had been making.
(d) Because of the people coming to the building.

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

4. What did the Italian brothers call the girl in "The Story of My Body"?
(a) Dirty.
(b) White.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Small.

5. What type of fruit tree is in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?
(a) Apple.
(b) Banana.
(c) Tamarind.
(d) Fig.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book of dreams in Spanish says that the tree represents what?

2. Where does Marina watch an old man on the beach?

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

4. What does the girl's father quote when he sees Fidel Castro on the television?

5. Who says "not for sale" in "Not For Sale"?

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