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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 do Jeanette and Maydelis tell El Aleman they are doing before leaving him at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Going to get some rub.
(b) Making a quick phone call.
(c) Grabbing a sandwich.
(d) Going to the bathroom.

2. Where does Lila tell Carmen she will be going soon for three weeks?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Texas.
(d) El Salvador.

3. How are Jeanette and Maydelis related?
(a) Maydelis is Jeanette's aunt.
(b) Jeanette is Maydelis's aunt.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are cousins.

4. Why does Roberto originally not want Gloria as a maid?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She is not very good.
(c) She is Salvadoran.
(d) She has lived in the U.S.

5. What happens if two burrowing parakeets are separated?
(a) They die of loneliness.
(b) They quickly forget the other.
(c) They find a new mate.
(d) They overeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which presidential administration is arguing to increase the number of days a child can be detained if with a parent?

2. What is Gloria told when she and Ana are dropped off in Mexico after being taken away from the detention center?

3. What is the name of the man Jeanette is being intimate with at the start of Chapter 4?

4. What types of books does Gloria like to read while in detention?

5. Who believes "the past only haunts you if you let it" (105)?

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