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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. Where does Hudes find a work-study job at Yale?
(a) The library.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The front desk at her dorm.
(d) The recording studio.

2. Where is Hudes's first play produced?
(a) The Bell Box Theater.
(b) The Richardson Theater.
(c) Yale.
(d) Chicago.

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

4. In Chapter 23, what does Gabi admire about herself when she is 4 years old?
(a) Her round belly.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her earrings.
(d) Her hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Abuela move to Philadelphia?

2. What does Hudes hate to leave behind in going to Yale?

3. What happens to Hudes when she starts writing her essay about an author's use of the theme of fire?

4. What does the record producer tell Hudes about her sound after Hudes records the demo for him?

5. What does Hudes send in to Yale with her application?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Abuela move her family from New York to Philadelphia?

3. In Chapter 19, why does Hudes get so upset in debate class?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Hudes think of her first music classes at Yale?

5. In Chapter 19, what do some of Hudes's classmates think of the book The Bell Curve?

6. In Chapter 23, what does Gabi think about her own chubby body?

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

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

9. In Chapter 18, what big change happens in Hudes's family?

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

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