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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Manuel die of in "Corazon's Cafe"?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Lung problems.
(d) Heart problems.

2. Why does the girl go to London in "The Myth of the Latin Woman"?
(a) To find a job.
(b) To sightsee.
(c) To attend Oxford.
(d) To speak at a conference.

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

4. Why did the author decide to wake up at 5 A.M.?
(a) To do chores.
(b) To paint.
(c) To exercise.
(d) To write.

5. According to "How to Get a Baby", what should the woman do when she sees the form of her baby?
(a) Call it.
(b) Sit still.
(c) Close her eyes.
(d) Run to it.

6. What is described as eating away at a woman's life in "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual"?
(a) Career demands.
(b) Family demands.
(c) Writing demands.
(d) Husbands.

7. How many employees did Corazon and Manuel have at their store?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

8. What emotion traps women according to the author in "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual"?
(a) Love.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hatred.

9. In "The Paterson Public Library", how does the girl feel about going to the library as an adult?
(a) She gets a rush.
(b) She doesn't go to library anymore.
(c) She is moved to tears.
(d) She is full of fear.

10. In "Corazon's Cafe", where is Inocencia from originally?
(a) Guatamala.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Peru.
(d) Puetro Rico.

11. Why does Dona Ernestina have shopping bags full of trinkets in "Nada"?
(a) To return to the store.
(b) To hide in the neighborhood.
(c) To give to people.
(d) To sell.

12. In "The Story of My Body", why was the girl removed from the store?
(a) For breaking a vase.
(b) For not having any money.
(c) For stealing candy.
(d) For touching a doll.

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

14. In "Corazon's Cafe", where did Corazon first meet Manuel?
(a) In a cafe.
(b) In a New York apartment building.
(c) At a store.
(d) At a funeral.

15. Why did the woman get "tokens" from Lydia?
(a) For protection.
(b) She demanded them.
(c) For payment.
(d) She bribed Lydia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Olga asks Joaquin to do what if he can not come to her?

2. In "Letter from a Caribbean Island", why is Marina recovering?

3. In "How to Get a Baby", what will the baby appear as?

4. What color leaf does the chameleon start out on in "The Chameleon"?

5. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", what does one of the girl's colleagues tell her about Puerto Rican's clothing?

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