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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. Where does Maria Isabel work in Chapter 1?
(a) A rich woman's house.
(b) A sewing factory.
(c) A farm.
(d) A cigar factory.

2. What is the one thing Jeanette knows about the woman who lives across the street from her?
(a) She works seven days as a cleaning lady.
(b) She works the overnight shift at a hospital.
(c) She works nights at a restaurant.
(d) She has not had a job for months.

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) Life.
(d) Motherhood.

4. Who wrote Of Women and Salt?
(a) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(b) Gloria Marquez.
(c) Gina Gabrielle.
(d) Gabriela Garcia.

5. What types of books does Gloria like to read while in detention?
(a) Flower books.
(b) Law books.
(c) Bird books.
(d) Math books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portenos announce the day Spanish soldiers arrive at the factory?

2. What does Antonio do at Maria's work in Chapter 1?

3. What is the maximum number of days a child is supposed to be detained?

4. What does Jeanette see at the start of Chapter 4 while being intimate on the beach?

5. What does a man in an office tell Gloria will happen if she signs the paper she does not understand?

(see the answer key)

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