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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who is Hudes's English cousin who comes to visit?
(a) John.
(b) Simon.
(c) David.
(d) Henry.

2. Where does Hudes go with her cousins in Chapter 8?
(a) Hershey Park.
(b) Dorney Park.
(c) Six Flags.
(d) Disney World.

3. What does Hudes tell her kindergarten classmates her background is?
(a) She does not know.
(b) All Puerto Rican.
(c) Half-Spanish, Half-English.
(d) All Jewish.

4. What is one book Hudes reads in her freshman year of high school?
(a) Wuthering Heights.
(b) The Homecoming.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Animal Farm.

5. Where does Hudes travel with Virginia in Chapter 12 for the first time?
(a) Chicago.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

6. In Chapter 9, what is one of Hudes's favorite books?
(a) Bonderson.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

7. What is Hudes's father's attitude towards religion?
(a) He is a practicing Buddhist.
(b) He is an atheist.
(c) He is a Muslim.
(d) He is a devout Catholic.

8. What does Sharon tell Hudes on the day of her wedding to her father?
(a) Sharon says nothing to Hudes.
(b) She is like Sharon's own child.
(c) Sharon does not even know Hudes's first name.
(d) It is Sharon's day and she will let Hudes know if she is needed.

9. What issues does Virginia mobilize around in her activism?
(a) Conservative causes.
(b) Union rights.
(c) Women's health.
(d) Voting rights.

10. Who helps Hudes with a milestone in Chapter 8?
(a) Riley.
(b) Flor.
(c) Nuchi.
(d) Cuca.

11. What disease claims the lives of many of Hudes's relatives?
(a) HIV/AIDS.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Huntington's.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

12. In Chapter 1, where does Hudes's family move?
(a) New York.
(b) Malvern.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

13. How does Virginia think Big Vic might have contracted HIV?
(a) From a blood transfusion.
(b) From having unprotected sex.
(c) From caregiving for his father, who also had HIV.
(d) From needles.

14. Which animal does Hudes try to free?
(a) The deer.
(b) The chicken.
(c) The goat.
(d) The turtle.

15. When does Virginia have her strange dreams and visions as a child?
(a) On the blood moon.
(b) Only when the magnolia is blooming.
(c) In winter.
(d) On the solstice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hudes sense her mother would like for her to experience as a child?

2. What does Virginia say the turtle's name is?

3. At which church is Mary Lou's funeral held?

4. In Chapter 14, what does Hudes eventually end up calling Sedo?

5. How does Hudes visit her father and Sharon?

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