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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 30 - 35, Pages 263 - 316).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 34, what does Virginia hint is wrong with Nuchi?
(a) She might have bipolar disorder.
(b) She might be HIV-positive.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She might be an alcoholic.

2. Who is Virginia's godfather?
(a) Padrino Pedro.
(b) Padrino Franco.
(c) Padrino Jono.
(d) Padrino Julio.

3. What is Linda Loman's warning that Hudes thinks of in relation to her family members' deaths?
(a) Find me wherever you can.
(b) No one knows when the darkness is coming.
(c) Your health is your wealth.
(d) Attention must be paid.

4. Who begins to teach Hudes how to play piano?
(a) Nuchi.
(b) Cuca.
(c) Aunt Henri.
(d) Aunt Linda.

5. What word does Hudes use to describe someone who is Puerto Rican?
(a) Puerto.
(b) Taniain.
(c) Mundrian.
(d) Boricua.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharon once tell Hudes she does not want to hear about at all?

2. What is important about a cooking pot, according to Hudes's mother?

3. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. territory?

4. Who does Virginia meet through the horse farm that brings her into activism?

5. Who is one of the first fiction writers Hudes reads in her senior year English class?

(see the answer key)

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