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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "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.

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

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

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

6. In "Dear Joaquin", what does Olga drink when she writes Joaquin letters?
(a) Beer.
(b) Club soda.
(c) Wine.
(d) Gin.

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

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

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

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

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

12. To whom does Marina write a letter in "Letter from a Caribbean Island"?
(a) Ellen.
(b) The girl narrator.
(c) Marie.
(d) Dona Flor.

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

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

15. In "The Chameleon", what happens after the chameleon is moved?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He goes back to the leaf.
(c) He finds something to eat.
(d) He does not leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion traps women according to the author in "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual"?

2. After Corazon and Manuel were married, where did they live?

3. In "They Never Grow Old", what does the girl think about the story of Eros and Psyche?

4. In "How to Get a Baby", what will the baby appear as?

5. In "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual", what does the author say doesn't help women?

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