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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the girl's father's day job?
(a) Manager of a store.
(b) Superintendent of the apartment building.
(c) Mechanic for big trucks.
(d) Handy man for people in New York City.

2. Where did Eugene move from?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Florida.

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

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

5. In the grandmother's story in "The Witch's Husband", what does the wife do one night?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She swims away.
(c) She gallops away.
(d) She flies away.

6. What animal will watch the grave in "Volar: To Fly"?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A cat.
(d) A mouse.

7. What year is it in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1968.

8. What did the girl do in "The Lesson of the Sugarcane" while she waited in the car?
(a) Cried.
(b) Slept.
(c) Sweated.
(d) Day-dreamed.

9. In 'The Book of Dreams in Spanish", the girl reaches for fruit on what branches?
(a) The broken branches.
(b) The new branches.
(c) The bottom branches.
(d) The top branches.

10. In "Fever", when does the girl remember seeing her father?
(a) On Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(b) On Mondays and Wednesdays.
(c) On weekends.
(d) On Saturday nights.

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

12. What does the girl watch out her bedroom window in "American History"?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Moonlight.

13. Who was the girl pretending to be in "The Changeling"?
(a) Che Guevara.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Her father.

14. How does the girl know what apartment her father is in in "By Love Betrayed"?
(a) Her mother told her.
(b) He left her a note on the kitchen table.
(c) She hears him yelling through the door.
(d) She sees his toolbox.

15. What does the girl do with the fruit she picks in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?
(a) Gives it to her mother.
(b) Throws it.
(c) Bakes it.
(d) Eats it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the girl sometimes sleep in "Fever"?

2. What happen to some of the mother's prayers?

3. Where did "they" come from in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

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

5. Why does the girl slip away from Manny at the party?

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