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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In "The Chameleon", where is the chameleon moved after the leaf?
(a) Water.
(b) Bark.
(c) Branch.
(d) Rock.

7. Why did the woman get "tokens" from Lydia?
(a) For payment.
(b) For protection.
(c) She demanded them.
(d) She bribed Lydia.

8. What do the women who never marry do in "Woman Who Love Angels"?
(a) Paint.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Write poetry.
(d) Crochet.

9. What turning point is "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual" about?
(a) Becoming a published author.
(b) Becoming a mother.
(c) Becoming a college graduate.
(d) Becoming rich.

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

11. 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 people coming to the building.
(c) Because they felt she was too lonely.
(d) Because of the noise she had been making.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Italian brothers call the girl in "The Story of My Body"?

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

3. In "Dear Joaquin", how long has Olga been gone?

4. How does the girl in "The Paterson Public Library" describe the library?

5. In "Dear Joaquin", what does Olga drink when she writes Joaquin letters?

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