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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, which composer does Hudes try to master?
(a) Previn.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Tchaikovsky.

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

3. What artist does Hudes particularly want to see works of in Puerto Rico?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Duchamps.
(c) Hubi.
(d) Voltaire.

4. In the end of Chapter 13, what does Hudes think of as yet another new language?
(a) Russian.
(b) Italian.
(c) Sign language.
(d) Music.

5. Who is Sedo?
(a) Hudes's brother.
(b) Virginia's partner in Chapter 13.
(c) Hudes's neighbor.
(d) Hudes's uncle.

6. What do Hudes's cousins call her as a nickname?
(a) Bara.
(b) Aria.
(c) Bari.
(d) Qui Qui.

7. Who is the host of all parties in Hudes's family?
(a) Flor.
(b) Abuela.
(c) Nuchi.
(d) Cuca.

8. How does Hudes often describe her father?
(a) As a hard worker.
(b) As a hippie.
(c) As an intellectual.
(d) As a shaman.

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

10. What is Sedo's given name?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Sedono.
(c) Franco.
(d) Pedro.

11. What do Sedo's children call Virginia on the phone?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Ho.
(c) Mom.
(d) Sweetheart.

12. What animal stays in the tub for weeks in Chapter 12?
(a) Snake.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Fish.
(d) Iguana.

13. In Chapter 5, what do Hudes and Simon count together?
(a) Bee stings.
(b) Songs.
(c) Moles.
(d) Farms.

14. Who runs the American Friends Service Committee?
(a) The Jewish Coalition.
(b) The Puerto Rican diaspora.
(c) The Philadelphia Quakers.
(d) The Adventists.

15. How long does Virginia work at CHOICE?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Virginia have her strange dreams and visions as a child?

3. Where do Hudes and her mother sometimes go alone and park the car to talk?

4. What disease claims the lives of many of Hudes's relatives?

5. Where is Hudes born?

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