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

3. What does Hudes send in to Yale with her application?
(a) Her first movie script.
(b) A piece of jewelry she made.
(c) A tape of her singing.
(d) Three piano preludes she wrote.

4. What book does Vivi tell Hudes she needs to read?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(d) The Celestine Prophecy.

5. Who had some reproductive problems and an ectopic pregnancy?
(a) Nuchi.
(b) Ginny.
(c) Abuela.
(d) Vivi.

6. 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 gets angry.
(c) She goes into a trance.
(d) She faints.

7. How many people are allowed in Yale seminars?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

8. What is another word that Hudes's family used to describe HIV/AIDS?
(a) The bloodsickness.
(b) The find.
(c) The curse.
(d) The plague.

9. Who is Hudes's debate teacher in high school?
(a) Mr. Lafferty.
(b) Dr. Hendry.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. O'Connor.

10. Who does Hudes use as an example to refute the myth of "welfare queens"?
(a) Flor.
(b) Nuchi.
(c) Abuela.
(d) Her mother.

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

12. In Chapter 18, who is Hudes's new sister?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Henri.
(c) Gabi.
(d) Riki.

13. What essay contest does Hudes win in high school?
(a) The Philadelphia Art Museums's essay contest.
(b) Newsweek's essay contest.
(c) The Philadelphia Inquirer's student essay contest.
(d) Rorington's essay contest.

14. What happens to Vivi in Chapter 16?
(a) She is in a bad car accident.
(b) She is diagnosed with cancer.
(c) She is shot in a case of mistaken identity.
(d) She dies.

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