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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", what does one of the girl's colleagues tell her about Puerto Rican's clothing?
(a) They have too many accessories.
(b) They wear everything at once.
(c) They are always well tailored.
(d) They never seem to match.

3. How does the girl in "The Paterson Public Library" describe the library?
(a) A church.
(b) Ruins.
(c) A prison.
(d) A temple.

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

5. In "Guard Duty", what hangs over the Puerto Rican child's bed?
(a) A picture of an angel.
(b) A picture of a solider.
(c) A picture of a farm.
(d) A picture of the child.

6. In "Lydia", what is the last token Lydia leaves?
(a) A calender.
(b) A book of psalms.
(c) A dictionary.
(d) A Bible.

7. When does the girl say her looks became "exotic" in "The Story of My Body"?
(a) Graduate school.
(b) College.
(c) Trade school.
(d) High school.

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

9. 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) Family demands.
(d) Career demands.

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

11. What scars the girl in "The Story of My Body"?
(a) Sunburn.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Chickenpox.
(d) Hot grease.

12. Why does Dona Ernestina have shopping bags full of trinkets in "Nada"?
(a) To sell.
(b) To return to the store.
(c) To hide in the neighborhood.
(d) To give to people.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman in "The Myth of the Latin Woman" know she is fortunate?

2. Where has Olga been banished to?

3. In "Letter from a Caribbean Island", why is Marina recovering?

4. What did Manuel die of in "Corazon's Cafe"?

5. What does Dona Ernestina do when she learns her son was killed in Vietnam?

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