2. Who in Hudes's high school debate class only pretends to be from a working-class background?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Henry.
(c) Richard.
(d) Robin.

3. What is important about a cooking pot, according to Hudes's mother?
(a) How you bless it.
(b) How you cure it.
(c) How you clean it.
(d) How you place it on the heat.

4. What producer does Hudes record a demo for?
(a) Richard Hoover.
(b) Tayor Kingsley.
(c) Larry Gold.
(d) Henry Simpson.

5. What does Hudes sometimes do as temp work to pay her bills?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Typing and office jobs.
(d) Law clerking.

6. What does Hudes describe as Boricua potato chips?
(a) Pork rinds.
(b) Crispy vegetables.
(c) Ginny's pegao.
(d) Chocolate.

7. Why did Abuela move to Philadelphia?
(a) Her mother was living there.
(b) For a new romantic partner.
(c) For a new job.
(d) After a terrible robbery in New York.

8. What does the record producer tell Hudes about her sound after Hudes records the demo for him?
(a) He never gets back to her.
(b) She is going to be a star.
(c) She is not good enough - by a long shot - to be a successful professional musician.
(d) She is almost good enough, but not quite good enough, to really be successful.

9. What does Hudes discover about Gabi when Gabi is in first grade?
(a) She is very angry.
(b) She might have diabetes.
(c) She has a speech impediment.
(d) She struggles with reading.

10. Who eats a lot, like Hudes, in her family in Chapter 16?
(a) Vivi.
(b) Nuchi.
(c) Tico.
(d) Cuca.

11. What happens to Hudes when she starts writing her essay about an author's use of the theme of fire?
(a) She has a heart attack.
(b) She goes into a trance.
(c) She faints.
(d) She gets angry.

12. Which relative had once been a promising athlete?
(a) Titi Ginny.
(b) JJ.
(c) Cuca.
(d) Tito.

13. Who plays the babalao in Hudes's play?
(a) Felix Torres.
(b) Baxter James.
(c) Helen Richardson.
(d) Richard Wright.

14. How does Hudes discover Nuchi cannot read?
(a) After Nuchi dies.
(b) When Nuchi needs help with medicine.
(c) When the two are dying Nuchi's hair together.
(d) When Nuchi's daughter tells her.

15. What kind of songs does Hudes play as a solo moonlighter?
(a) Death metal.
(b) Power balads.
(c) Dreamy broody rock songs.
(d) Folk.