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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carmen tell Jeanette none of her guests know about?
(a) How old Carmen is.
(b) That she and Mario broke up.
(c) That Jeanette lost her job.
(d) Her problems.

2. Why does Dolores hide Les Miserables in the walls of her house?
(a) It is illegal to read non-Cuban authors.
(b) Daniel does not like that she reads.
(c) She does not want the kids to ruin it.
(d) It is her most valuable possession.

3. What does Gloria think of as "a constant calculation of what-if...I gave up" (61)?
(a) The path to citizenship.
(b) Work.
(c) Motherhood.
(d) Life.

4. What year does Chapter 10, "The Bombs Would Rain," take place?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1959.
(c) 2014.
(d) 1988.

5. What does Daniel do on the first day he leaves to fight?
(a) He meets Fidel Castro.
(b) He comes home.
(c) He confronts President Batista.
(d) He kills a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lila tell Carmen she will be going soon for three weeks?

2. Who does Dolores think stole the book when she discovers it is missing a week after Jeanette takes it?

3. What radio station does Daniel listen to in Chapter 10?

4. What does Carmen call the little girl, Lila, at her dinner party?

5. What does Maydelis tell Jeanette she thought might happen after she and Jeanette spent time together?

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