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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color leaf does the chameleon start out on in "The Chameleon"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

2. Where does Marina watch an old man on the beach?
(a) From the boardwalk.
(b) From her car.
(c) From a tent.
(d) From her cabin.

3. What is the woman called in a business meeting in "The Myth of the Latin Woman"?
(a) Maria.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Evita.
(d) Seniorita.

4. "How to Get a Baby" explains the role of what world for island woman?
(a) The religous world.
(b) The physical world.
(c) The biological world.
(d) The spiritual world.

5. What did the Italian brothers call the girl in "The Story of My Body"?
(a) Chicken.
(b) White.
(c) Small.
(d) Dirty.

6. In "They Never Grow Old", what does the girl think about the story of Eros and Psyche?
(a) She thinks it's funny.
(b) She thinks it's imaginary.
(c) She thinks it's romantic.
(d) She thinks it's sad.

7. Who does Dona Ernestina leave with at the end of "Nada"?
(a) The girl's father.
(b) A judge.
(c) A paramedic.
(d) The police.

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

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

10. In "Letter from a Caribbean Island" what does the old man do during the night?
(a) Watch the falling stars.
(b) Watch dolphins.
(c) Watch sharks.
(d) Watch Marina.

11. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", what does one of the girl's colleagues tell her about Puerto Rican's clothing?
(a) They have too many accessories.
(b) They are always well tailored.
(c) They wear everything at once.
(d) They never seem to match.

12. Where did the woman in "Advanced Biology" spend her childhood?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Miami.
(d) Puerto Rico.

13. Where was Olga spotted with Joaquin?
(a) Behind a barn.
(b) In the woods.
(c) At a club.
(d) On the beach.

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

15. What does the husband in "The Campesino's Lament" wish of his wife?
(a) That she will move to the United States.
(b) That she will leave him.
(c) That she makes him dinner.
(d) That she returns to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman in "Advanced Biology" visit her mother?

2. In "Lydia", what is the last token Lydia leaves?

3. In "How to Get a Baby", where should a woman sit if she wants a baby?

4. What happens to the chameleon's cage in "The Chameleon"?

5. In "The Story of My Body", why is the girl teased at school?

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