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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is killed the day the girl has plans with Eugene?
(a) The governor.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The president.
(d) The vice president.

2. How does the girl's mother react to the girl's father in "Fever"?
(a) She complains.
(b) She argues.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She cries.

3. How does the girl's mother act with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She is fearful of him.
(c) She argues with him.
(d) She compliments him.

4. What does the girl hear at night in "Orar: To Pray"?
(a) Her mother crying.
(b) Her mother leaving.
(c) Her mother kneeling.
(d) Her mother calling her aunt.

5. Where did the girl's family come from?
(a) Guatamala.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Puerto Rico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the girl pretending to be in "The Changeling"?

2. What does the salesman do while telling a story in "Not For Sale"?

3. In "Fever", when does the girl remember seeing her father?

4. What does the girl notice about the type of voice her mother uses with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?

5. What did the girl's father read in her diary?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Lesson of the Sugarcane", why does the girl feel she was taken to the car?

2. In "Lydia", what does the woman say she remembers most about her friend Lydia?

3. In "How to Get a Baby", what part of nature helps perpetuate life?

4. In "How to Get a Baby", how should women who want a baby interact with their child?

5. In "Corazon's Cafe", why does Corazon say she was initially attracted to Manuel?

6. What things startle the girl when she goes to a party in "Twist and Shout"?

7. What happens when the medium's friends visit her in "The Medium's Burden"?

8. What do the neighbor's discover when they go to talk to Dona Ernestina in "Nada"?

9. What does Paciencia do during the night in "Paciencia"?

10. How did the girl's mother feel about her visit to the shop in "An Early Mystery"?

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