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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes to look for Antonio at the end of Chapter 1 after Maria gives birth?
(a) Maria.
(b) Portenos.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

2. What does Carmen want Jeanette to do in the preface?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Move back home.
(c) Get sober.
(d) Get a job.

3. Why was a woman and her daughter sent to isolation at the family detention center in Chapter 3?
(a) For stealing books.
(b) For hiding a weapon.
(c) For refusing to eat.
(d) For hiding snacks.

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

5. Who is Aurelia?
(a) Maria's sister.
(b) Maria's co-worker.
(c) Maria's mother.
(d) Maria's daughter.

6. With whom do Maria and Antonio live after they get married?
(a) Antonio's mother and sister.
(b) Maria's sister and brother-in-law.
(c) Maria's grandmother.
(d) Antonio's brother and sister-in-law.

7. What does Jeanette drink at the club in Chapter 4?
(a) Long Island Ice Tea.
(b) Margaritas.
(c) Mojitos.
(d) Amaretto sours.

8. What does Gloria write to Ana with a paperclip while in detention?
(a) I love you.
(b) I am sorry.
(c) We are force.
(d) Please come.

9. What does a man in an office tell Gloria will happen if she signs the paper she does not understand?
(a) She will get out sooner.
(b) She will be sent back to her home in Miami.
(c) She will be allowed to start a new life in Texas.
(d) She will stay longer.

10. In Chapter 1, in what way does Maria Isabel's work impact her physically?
(a) She develops asthma.
(b) She gets regular nosebleeds.
(c) She develops severe arthritis.
(d) She has a bad back.

11. What does CFI stand for?
(a) Credible Fear Interview.
(b) Child Freedom Initiative.
(c) Community Freedom International.
(d) Children's Fear Interview.

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

13. What type of bird does Gloria picture her daughter flying in through the window?
(a) Bald eagle.
(b) Turkey vulture.
(c) Hoatzin chick.
(d) Burrowing parakeet.

14. How does Ana say she and her mother came to the U.S. the year before?
(a) By private jet.
(b) Using fake passports.
(c) On a boat.
(d) Hiding in a car trunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maydelis?

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

3. When did Gloria decide to leave El Salvador?

4. What does Jeanette say her name is on the way to the party in Chapter 4?

5. Where is Gloria at the start of Chapter 3?

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