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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) His sister.
(b) Maria.
(c) Portenos.
(d) His mother.

2. 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.

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

4. What does Ana tell Jeanette when she asks about her mother?
(a) She says her mother has been killed.
(b) She says her mother is in the hospital.
(c) She says her mother has been taken by ICE.
(d) She says Ana's mother asked her to watch Ana until she gets home.

5. Where did Ana sleep the night before Jeanette saw her get dropped off at her mother's house?
(a) Her babysitter's house.
(b) Her teacher's house.
(c) Her aunt's house.
(d) Her father's house.

6. Where is Gloria in Chapter 5? What year is it?
(a) Mexico, 2016.
(b) El Salvador, 1992.
(c) Miami, 2008.
(d) Texas, 2014.

7. Where does Maria's mother work in Chapter 1?
(a) A rich woman's house.
(b) Sewing factory.
(c) Cigar factory.
(d) Sugarcane fields.

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

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

10. What does it say on the form Gloria does not understand?
(a) Involuntary Departure.
(b) Immediate Release Form.
(c) Voluntary Departure.
(d) Citizenship Approval.

11. What DVD does Gloria watch early in the morning at the detention center?
(a) A National Geographic DVD.
(b) A horror movie.
(c) A DVD of her daughter's school holiday concert.
(d) Her daughter's favorite Disney movie.

12. What is the name of the man Jeanette is being intimate with at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Jameson.
(d) Johnson.

13. What does Jeanette do regarding Ana at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) She files adoption papers.
(b) She asks Carmen to take care of her.
(c) She sends her back home alone.
(d) She calls the police.

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

15. What grade is Ana in when she arrives at the detention center with her mother?
(a) Second.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Sixth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeanette see outside her window at the start of Chapter 2?

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

3. Where did Mario's father move to when he was young?

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

5. What does CFI stand for?

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