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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 the family doctor?
(a) Dr. Fisher.
(b) Dr. Lance.
(c) Dr. Morose.
(d) Dr. Bass.

2. What is the first housing project that Sonia and her family live?
(a) The Queensboro homes.
(b) The Bronxdale houses.
(c) The NYC housing unit.
(d) The Queens island.

3. How old is Sonia when she is diagnosed?
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

4. Who does Sonia ask about how to get good grades?
(a) Sister Reiley.
(b) Celina.
(c) Donna Renella.
(d) Junior.

5. Where is Sonia when a six-year-old asks her if living with her disease ever gets easier?
(a) A grammar school graduation.
(b) In line for groceries.
(c) Christmas dinner at her mother's house.
(d) A conference on juvenile diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What show is on on at the start of Chapter 10?

2. Who came to New York in the fall of 1965?

3. What library does Sonia go to often in Chapter 6?

4. Who is Sonia's fourth grade teacher?

5. When did Mami and Papi come from Puerto Rico?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why is Sonia confused about Mami's grief?

2. What are Celina and Juli fighting about at the start of the Prologue?

3. Why does the family move in Chapter 5?

4. How does Abuelita feel about Celina?

5. How did Celina get to New York?

6. Why do Sonia and Abuelita go to the vivero in Chapter 2?

7. What happens when Sonia passes out in Chapter 5?

8. How did the Women's Army Corps change Celina's personality?

9. How does Mami respond to Papi's death?

10. How does Gilmar say goodbye in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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