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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the chameleon's cage in "The Chameleon"?
(a) The bars are broken.
(b) The door is opened.
(c) It is cleaned.
(d) It is given to someone else.

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

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

4. Why has Lydia come back to town in "Lydia"?
(a) For a funeral.
(b) For a wedding.
(c) To buy a house.
(d) For a vacation.

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

6. Olga asks Joaquin to do what if he can not come to her?
(a) Call her.
(b) Write her.
(c) Forget about her.
(d) Send her money.

7. In "Lydia", what was considered a "token" to the woman?
(a) An ashtray.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A casino coin.
(d) A letter.

8. In "The Paterson Public Library", what does the woman credit for helping her escape the violence of her city?
(a) Her friends and books.
(b) Her parents and books.
(c) Librarians and her parents.
(d) Her friends and the librarians.

9. What does Dona Ernestina do when she learns her son was killed in Vietnam?
(a) Protest the war.
(b) Clean her house daily.
(c) Get rid of her possessions.
(d) Buy a new car.

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

11. At the end of "Letter from a Caribbean Island", what does Marina say she finally knows?
(a) How to swim.
(b) That she will heal.
(c) That she will be rich.
(d) How to love.

12. Who does the chameleon look at after being moved in "The Chameleon"?
(a) The gods.
(b) The child.
(c) The author.
(d) The reader.

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

14. How much earlier did the author need to wake up to work on her craft in "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual"?
(a) She woke up an hour later.
(b) One hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Two hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as eating away at a woman's life in "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual"?

2. Why did the woman get "tokens" from Lydia?

3. To whom does Marina write a letter in "Letter from a Caribbean Island"?

4. "The Lesson of Teeth" says that what will happen if you dream of teeth?

5. Where has Olga been banished to?

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