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

2. What did Tona do in New York to make a living?
(a) Completed tax returns.
(b) Sang.
(c) Cooked at a restaurant.
(d) Drove a cab.

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

4. Who in Hudes's debate class is actually from a working-class background?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Richard.
(c) Henry.
(d) Pete.

5. What do Hudes and her family always call Gabi?
(a) The Girl.
(b) The Honey.
(c) The Sweet Pea.
(d) The Baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hudes copy for Wynton Marsalis at one point?

2. Who reappears Thanksgiving of Hudes's senior year of college?

3. What is the only language Hudes chooses in Chapter 22?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Gabi admire about herself when she is 4 years old?

5. How does Vivi speak differently in Chapter 16 to what Hudes remembers?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what happens to Vivi?

2. In Chapter 25, what does Hudes do for the first time that her family comes to support?

3. In Chapter 23, how does Hudes feel about going to Yale?

4. In Chapter 16, what happens to Hudes's high school AIDS quilt after her class leaves?

5. In Chapter 25, what does Hudes spend the summer after her first year of college doing?

6. In Chapter 17, why does Hudes ask Abuela for cooking lessons?

7. In Chapter 18, what happens during an English class essay Hudes writes?

8. Why does Titi Ginny never have her chance to compete as an athelete?

9. In Chapter 23, what secret does Hudes tell Gabi that she has told no one else?

10. In Chapter 29, what does Hudes pursue after college?

(see the answer keys)

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