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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual", what does the author say doesn't help women?
(a) Government.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Society.
(d) Family.

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

4. Where does the woman in "Advanced Biology" visit her mother?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) A nursing home.
(c) New York.
(d) Florida.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does the old man in "Letter from a Caribbean Island" do one night after screaming with joy?
(a) Buries himself in sand.
(b) Jumps off the pier.
(c) Writes a poem.
(d) Runs into the ocean.

14. 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 returns to him.
(c) That she will leave him.
(d) That she makes him dinner.

15. In "How to Get a Baby", where should a woman sit if she wants a baby?
(a) The edge of the sea.
(b) The top of a mountain.
(c) The banks of a river.
(d) The bottom of a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Corazon's Cafe", where is Inocencia from originally?

2. In "Corazon's Cafe", where did Corazon first meet Manuel?

3. What scars the girl in "The Story of My Body"?

4. Who does the chameleon look at after being moved in "The Chameleon"?

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

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