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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Maria and Antonio meet workers in the sugarcane fields after he is escorted out of the factory?
(a) To read to them.
(b) To feed them.
(c) To help them find work.
(d) To give them clothing.

2. What does Antonio do at Maria's work in Chapter 1?
(a) He serves the workers food.
(b) He is the foreman.
(c) He reads to the workers.
(d) He works alongside Maria.

3. Which French author's work is read at Maria's work?
(a) Victor Hugo.
(b) Marcel Proust.
(c) Guy de Maupassant.
(d) Gustave Flaubert.

4. Where is Gloria at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Family detention center in Texas.
(b) Her townhouse in Miami.
(c) Her family home in El Salvador.
(d) Prison in Mexico.

5. What does Jeanette see outside her window at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Flashing police lights.
(c) A fight between neighbors.
(d) A car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a Christian missionary tell Gloria she was surprised by when she came to her village when she was young?

2. What happens if two burrowing parakeets are separated?

3. Who does Jeanette call after seeing her neighbor taken away at the start of Chapter 2?

4. What type of party is Jeanette invited to in Chapter 4?

5. What does Carmen want Jeanette to do in the preface?

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