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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Virginia have her strange dreams and visions as a child?
(a) Only when the magnolia is blooming.
(b) In winter.
(c) On the blood moon.
(d) On the solstice.

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

4. What disease claims the lives of many of Hudes's relatives?
(a) Cancer.
(b) HIV/AIDS.
(c) Huntington's.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Virginia say the family is moving in Chapter 1?

2. Who is Virginia's godfather?

3. What does Hudes's mother use the animals for?

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

5. What animal does Virginia keep in the basement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hudes's father sometimes do for a living?

2. In Chapter 6, how does Hudes spend her father's wedding?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Virginia tell a young Hudes about her own youth?

4. In Chapter 5, what happens when Simon comes to visit?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Hudes witness her mother doing with Padrino Julio?

6. What are Hudes's memories of Mary Lou?

7. What does Hudes's mother Virginia tell her happened to her own father's family?

8. Why do Hudes's parents split up?

9. How do the children treat Hudes in kindergarten in Malvern?

10. What happens when Hudes gets her first period?

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