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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lizet's mother do on the day of Lizet's departure for school in Chapter 33?
(a) She registered as a nurse.
(b) She put all of Lizet's belongings in the front yard.
(c) She handcuffed herself to Ariel's home.
(d) She filed for divorce from Ricky.

2. How many people were arrested for drunk driving on the Palmetto on New Year's Eve, according to the woman in the crowd in Chapter 23?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

3. Where did Ethan go for Spring Break in Chapter 29?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Seattle.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

4. How many weeks did Ariel's family have until he was deported after the announcement was made in Chapter 24?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. What does "cálmate" translate to in English?
(a) "Your mother."
(b) "Listen."
(c) "Calm down."
(d) "Your father."

6. What was the orange liquid that Lizet encountered inside Ariel's family's home in Chapter 33?
(a) Spilled rum.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Pepper spray.
(d) Leaking water drains.

7. Who was the woman at the rally that spoke to Lizet and her mother about the drunk drivers on New Year's Eve in Chapter 23?
(a) Pat.
(b) Louise.
(c) Myra.
(d) Anna.

8. How many years have passed since the Ariel raid in Chapter 36?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

9. What did Lizet tell her Investigative Biology Lab instructor about the internship in Chapter 34?
(a) That she could not afford the fees for it.
(b) That she would be happy to accept it.
(c) That she was leaving school and would not attend.
(d) That she would not be able to take it.

10. How old was Lourdes when she married?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

11. What Spanish word refers to fried plantains?
(a) Pastelitos.
(b) Paella.
(c) Tostones.
(d) Pastis.

12. How many months away does Lizet say it was until September 2001 when her father took her to the airport in Chapter 35?
(a) 6 months away.
(b) 14 months away.
(c) 18 months away.
(d) 9 months away.

13. Who did Lizet's father call on the telephone after agreeing to let her spend the night in Chapter 30?
(a) Rafael.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jack.
(d) Omar.

14. What type of guys did Jillian say she preferred in Chapter 26?
(a) Black guys.
(b) Hispanic guys.
(c) Italian guys.
(d) Asian guys.

15. Where did Ethan get accepted into grad school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the text refers to a gelatinous substance obtained from various kinds of red seaweed and used in biological culture media?

2. What did Jillian hope to get an internship in through a friend of her mother's in Chapter 26?

3. What is Lizet contemplating the importance or meanlinglessness of in the conclusion of Chapter 36?

4. What did Victor call Lizet that made her upset in Chapter 32?

5. Between what two emotions did Lizet's mother vacillate when Lizet had returned home for summer break in Chapter 35?

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