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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. How old is Celina when her mother dies?
(a) 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

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

3. What does Sonia meet at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Celina's mother.
(b) Bisabuela Ciriata.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Juli's brothers.

4. Who is in charge of disciplining Celina when she is a child?
(a) Mayo.
(b) Aurora.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

5. What did Juli's father die of?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Drinking himself to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Sonia have?

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

3. What entices Sonia to get better grades?

4. Where is Sonia when a six-year-old asks her if living with her disease ever gets easier?

5. Who are Tito Benny's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the family move in Chapter 5?

2. How does Sonia feel about school in the third grade?

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

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

5. What was Celina's childhood like?

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

7. How does Sonia act at her father's funeral?

8. How does Juli's death impact Abuelita?

9. How did Celina get to New York?

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

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