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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carmen see in her neighbor's driveway after she goes to investigate the strange growl she hears?
(a) A wad of cash.
(b) Blood.
(c) Bones.
(d) A bag of heroin.

2. Who does Jeanette call after seeing her neighbor taken away at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) The police.
(b) Mario.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sponsor.

3. Who does Jeanette bring to dinner, to Carmen's dismay in Chapter 6?
(a) Mario.
(b) Caro.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Julio.

4. What year does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1966.

5. What types of things does Gloria no longer do once she leaves Miami and comes to Mexico?
(a) Drive a car.
(b) Read to her daughter.
(c) Speak English.
(d) Go to dance clubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Carmen's family think she does not speak to her mother?

2. Why do they have to walk ten minutes to find a phone after the car breaks down?

3. What does Maria think she hears at the end of the story?

4. In Chapter 1, in what way does Maria Isabel's work impact her physically?

5. What DVD does Gloria watch early in the morning at the detention center?

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