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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. Where did the girl's father work at night?
(a) A department store.
(b) A night club.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A hotel.

2. Why did the girl dress up in "The Changeling"?
(a) She wanted to grow up.
(b) She wanted to be like her brother.
(c) She wanted to have fun.
(d) She wanted her father's attention.

3. How old is the girl in "Absolution in the New Year"?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eleven.

4. Why did the girl visit her grandfather in "The Witch's Husband"?
(a) He has lost all of his money.
(b) He is losing his grasp of reality.
(c) His roof is leaking.
(d) He is very ill.

5. What is the girl's father doing in "The Lesson of the Sugarcane"?
(a) Changing a flat tire.
(b) Testing new tires.
(c) Selling repaired flat tires.
(d) Making a tire swing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the girl's mother insist she do in "The Changeling"?

2. Where does the narrator live?

3. What happen to some of the mother's prayers?

4. What is the name of the salesman in "Not For Sale"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Story of My Body", how does the girl re-tell her infancy?

2. In "Unspoken", what does the mother want to tell her daughter?

3. What happens when the girl ignores her father in "Dividir: To Divide"?

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

5. How does the girl's mother feel about sugarcane?

6. In "Nothing Wasted", what was important about the seeds?

7. What happens when the chameleon looks at the narrator?

8. How does the girl describe life in her apartment building?

9. How did the girl feel about her visit to the shop in "An Early Mystery"?

10. What happens at Dona Ernestina's party?

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