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

2. In Chapter 9, which "birthday girl" goes missing?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Cuca.
(c) Flor.
(d) Nuchi.

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

4. What well-known person visits CHOICE while Virginia works there?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Rosie Perez.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

5. What does Virginia Sanchez do for a living before Hudes is born?
(a) Singing.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Writing.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Hudes travel with Virginia in Chapter 12 for the first time?

4. Who runs the American Friends Service Committee?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Hudes's father ask her that she knows he is not really serious about?

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

3. Why do Hudes's parents split up?

4. What happens when Hudes gets her first period?

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

6. What does Hudes's mother do to try to help her her teenage depression?

7. In Chapter 6, what does Sharon tell Hudes on the day of the wedding?

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

9. In Chapter 1, how does Hudes feel when leaving West Philly as a very young girl?

10. What family activity does Hudes sometimes feel awkward participating in?

(see the answer keys)

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