4. In Chapter 6, what do strangers sometimes think is the relationship between Hudes and her mother?
(a) They think Hudes's mother is her nanny.
(b) They think they are cousins.
(c) They think they are sisters.
(d) They think they are friends.

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

6. What does Hudes think not crying at funerals means for her?
(a) She did not love her family members enough.
(b) Her mother will notice and be angry.
(c) She might be a spirit.
(d) She is very tough.

7. Whose death does Virginia predict as a young child?
(a) Her brother's.
(b) Don Genaro's.
(c) Her sister's.
(d) Her mother's.

8. What happens to Hudes for the first time in Chapter 8?
(a) She meets her father's new baby.
(b) She has sex.
(c) She reads a book in Spanish.
(d) She gets her period.

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

10. How does Mary Lou die?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Aneurysm.
(d) Car accident.

11. What kind of cousin does Hudes identify herself as, due to age differences?
(a) The youngest cousin.
(b) The oldest cousin.
(c) The "hump" cousin.
(d) The lost cousin.

12. What is Virginia's mother's first name?
(a) Obdulia.
(b) Frani.
(c) Hiti.
(d) Orisha.

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

14. What does Virginia say the turtle's name is?
(a) Ben.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Winnie.

15. Why does Virginia say the family is moving in Chapter 1?
(a) They do not have enough money to live in the city.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She wants to be in nature again.
(d) She is getting divorced.