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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 first women in a position of real-world authority that Sonia encounters?
(a) Professor Riza Burn.
(b) Dr. Perry Mason.
(c) Dr. Elsa Paulsen.
(d) Mrs. Jane Mainy, Esq.

2. What show is on on at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Thunder Cats.
(b) The Ed Sullivan Show.
(c) Johnny Carson.
(d) Mister Rogers.

3. What disease does Gallego have?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Parkinson's.

4. What toy brings Sonia's surveillance activities to a new level in Chapter 1?
(a) The easy bake oven.
(b) Cabbage patch doll.
(c) Little Miss Echo.
(d) Sony play-recorder.

5. What day does Sonia go grocery shopping with Papi?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Fridays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the family doctor?

2. What do people often call Sonia in Chapter 2?

3. Who does Sonia ask about how to get good grades?

4. Where is Celina's group assigned after basic training?

5. How old is Sonia when she is diagnosed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sonia always make sure there is milk in the house?

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

3. In the Preface, why does Sonia say she decided to write a memoir?

4. How does Sonia learn that she has diabetes?

5. What are Sonia's trips to the grocery store with Papi like, in Chapter 2?

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

7. Why does the family move in Chapter 5?

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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