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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Dear Joaquin", how long has Olga been gone?
(a) Ten months.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Eleven months.

3. In "The Paterson Public Library", what day of the week did the girl walk to the library?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

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

5. What does Dona Ernestina do with the flags the government offered her?
(a) She denied them.
(b) She is having them framed.
(c) She keeps them in a drawer.
(d) She burned them.

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

7. In "Letter from a Caribbean Island", why is Marina recovering?
(a) From the death of her baby.
(b) From the death of her husband.
(c) From the death of her mother.
(d) From the death of her sister.

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

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

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

11. What type of store did Corazon and Manuel have in New York?
(a) Grocery.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Barrio.

12. What is the woman going to promote in "Advanced Biology"?
(a) A book.
(b) A movie.
(c) A magazine.
(d) A television show.

13. Who does Olga tell Joaquin to ignore?
(a) Her father.
(b) Rosaura.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Rosetta.

14. How does Dona Ernestina decide to honor her husband and son in "Nada"?
(a) By having a garage sale.
(b) By having a party.
(c) By having a parade.
(d) By having a vigil.

15. In "Lydia", what is Lydia currently obsessed with?
(a) Literature.
(b) Partying.
(c) Fine arts.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the girl say her looks became "exotic" in "The Story of My Body"?

3. What do the women who never marry do in "Woman Who Love Angels"?

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

5. Where has Olga been banished to?

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