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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Paterson Public Library.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What music does the girl always hear in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) Janis Joplin.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Jimi Hendrix.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

2. Why has Lydia come back to town in "Lydia"?
(a) For a funeral.
(b) To buy a house.
(c) For a wedding.
(d) For a vacation.

3. After Corazon and Manuel were married, where did they live?
(a) With Corazon's father.
(b) With Manuel's brother.
(c) With Corazon's sister.
(d) With Manuel's mother.

4. What does the girl's father quote when he sees Fidel Castro on the television?
(a) A commercial.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A poem.
(d) A short story.

5. What did the girl's father read in her diary?
(a) The things she hated most.
(b) Friends that had betrayed her.
(c) Her dreams for her future.
(d) Her first puppy love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many employees did Corazon and Manuel have at their store?

2. In "Dear Joaquin", what does Olga drink when she writes Joaquin letters?

3. What animal is rumored to be among the sugarcane?

4. What does Dona Ernestina do when she learns her son was killed in Vietnam?

5. What did the girl do in "The Lesson of the Sugarcane" while she waited in the car?

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