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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lydia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the grandmother's story, what does the husband thank God for?
(a) For money.
(b) For salt.
(c) For power.
(d) For food.

2. How does the girl feel about living in the city?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She makes fun of it.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She doesn't really care.

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

4. In "Guard Duty", what hangs over the Puerto Rican child's bed?
(a) A picture of the child.
(b) A picture of an angel.
(c) A picture of a solider.
(d) A picture of a farm.

5. At the end of "Letter from a Caribbean Island", what does Marina say she finally knows?
(a) That she will heal.
(b) That she will be rich.
(c) How to love.
(d) How to swim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Lydia", what was considered a "token" to the woman?

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

4. Who answers the door at the apartment the girl visits in "By Love Betrayed"?

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

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