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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. What is Celina's job?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Vet.
(d) Secretary.

2. Where was Sonia born?
(a) Puerto. Rico.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

3. How did Sonia first find out she has diabetes?
(a) From her yearly check-up.
(b) She breaks an arm and ends up in the hospital.
(c) Mami recognizes the signs because she is a nurse.
(d) She faints at church.

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

5. Who came to New York in the fall of 1965?
(a) Barbara Steisand.
(b) The President.
(c) Gloria Estephan.
(d) Pope Paul VI.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Sonia have?

2. What is Sonia nickname in the Prologue?

3. Who does Abuelita believe spoke through Sonia in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Sonia move in Chapter 5?

5. What does Celina buy for the children in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Celina deal with Juli's drinking in Chapter 1?

2. Despite Celina's sadness why does Father Dolan refuse to visit her?

3. How does Abuelita feel about Celina?

4. How does Juli's death impact Abuelita?

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

6. How did Celina get to New York?

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

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

9. Why does the family move in Chapter 5?

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

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