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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) Cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Lung problems.
(d) Heart problems.

2. In "The Story of My Body", why is the girl teased at school?
(a) For not speaking English.
(b) For being skinny.
(c) For being overweight.
(d) For falling down.

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

4. 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 returns to him.
(d) That she makes him dinner.

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

6. Where has Olga been banished to?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

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

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

9. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", the woman remarks that Latinas are viewed as what?
(a) Comic characters or domestics.
(b) Unemployed domestics.
(c) Mothers or sisters.
(d) Comedians or fools.

10. What is the chameleon looking for in "The Chameleon"?
(a) An explanation.
(b) Some nutrition.
(c) A place to sleep.
(d) A transformation.

11. 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 romantic.
(c) She thinks it's sad.
(d) She thinks it's imaginary.

12. In "How to Get a Baby", what should the woman beckon?
(a) The soul of her child.
(b) The favors of God.
(c) The help of her husband.
(d) The fertility master.

13. What does Lorraine tell the girl every day in "The Paterson Public Library"?
(a) That she will tell on her.
(b) That she will cheat off of her.
(c) That she will beat her up.
(d) That she will steal her money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Paterson Public Library", how many books does the girl check out to get her through the week?

2. Why did the author decide to wake up at 5 A.M.?

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

4. In "The Chameleon", what happens after the chameleon is moved?

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

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