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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What animal does Virginia keep in the basement?
(a) A groundhog.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A goat.

4. What is surprising to Hudes about the turtle?
(a) It is cute.
(b) It is very big.
(c) It dies of natural causes quickly.
(d) It is actually pretty fast-moving.

5. Who is Danito's brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) JJ.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Jack.

6. Who is Mary Lou's daughter?
(a) Nuchi.
(b) Flor.
(c) Ashley.
(d) Cuca.

7. In Chapter 12, what happens to Virginia during a spiritual session?
(a) She coughs blood.
(b) She has a heart attack.
(c) She speaks in a man's voice and appears possessed by another spirit.
(d) She paints like a professional painter.

8. At which church is Mary Lou's funeral held?
(a) St. Rose's.
(b) St. Helen's.
(c) St. Ivory's.
(d) St. Ambrose.

9. Who is the Sioux elder who Virginia spends most of her trip in Chapter 12 with?
(a) Runs With Horses.
(b) Middie.
(c) Vannie.
(d) Hildegard.

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

11. Where is Hudes born?
(a) West Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Puerto Rico.

12. In Chapter 6, where do Hudes and her mother move after her parents break up?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Back to Philadelphia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

13. Who is Flor's child that she hurts physically in Chapter 9?
(a) Danito.
(b) Richi.
(c) Franco.
(d) Pedro.

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

15. How does the animal in the tub torture Hudes?
(a) By eating loudly.
(b) By wailing constantly.
(c) By burping.
(d) By keeping her awake at night with its scratching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hudes's father's ancestry?

2. Who begins to teach Hudes how to play piano?

3. Who is the host of all parties in Hudes's family?

4. What is Linda Loman's warning that Hudes thinks of in relation to her family members' deaths?

5. What is one book Hudes reads in her freshman year of high school?

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