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

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 crush.
(c) Her face in a mirror.
(d) His hands.

2. What does the salesman do while telling a story in "Not For Sale"?
(a) Puts a ring on the girl's finger.
(b) Faints.
(c) Gives the girl a free bracelet.
(d) Slaps the girl's mother.

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

4. Why did the girl stay home from school in "By Love Betrayed"?
(a) She pretends to be sick.
(b) The building is closed.
(c) It is a snow day.
(d) She forgot to do her homework.

5. What did the girl's mother insist she do in "The Changeling"?
(a) Braid the neighbor's hair.
(b) Make dinner in her costume.
(c) Go to the store.
(d) Change into her own clothes.

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

7. How long did the girl's grandmother live in New York?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

8. What does the girl notice about the type of voice her mother uses with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?
(a) It's more soothing than she is used to hearing.
(b) It's quiter than normal.
(c) It's like the one she uses with her father.
(d) It's unlike any voice she has heard.

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

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

11. Where does the girl sometimes sleep in "Fever"?
(a) In her father's car.
(b) In bed with her mother.
(c) On the floor.
(d) On the couch.

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

13. Whose clothes did the girl wear in "The Changeling"?
(a) Her father's
(b) Her own.
(c) Her mother's
(d) Her brother's.

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

15. In "Absolution in the New Year", what does the girl's father feel the girl is becoming?
(a) A liar.
(b) A Jezebel.
(c) A fool.
(d) A thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Manny?

2. In "By Love Betrayed", what does the girl say that she remembers most about her father?

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

4. In "Absolution in the New Year", what does the girl's mother offer to console her?

5. In "The Changeling", how did the girl hide her hair?

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