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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days do Maria and her mother hide inside from the gunshots and fighting outside?
(a) 8.
(b) 21.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

2. How long has Jeanette been sober in Chapter 2?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 6 days.

3. What is the first gift Antonio leaves on Maria's desk in Chapter 1?
(a) Crimson cattleya.
(b) Blue bearded irises.
(c) Madonna Lillies.
(d) Violet bougainvilleas.

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

5. What drug does Jeanette try for the first time at the club in Chapter 4?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Weed.

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

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

8. Who is Maydelis?
(a) Jeanette's aunt in Mexico.
(b) Jeanette's cousin in Cuba.
(c) Jeanette's sister in Texas.
(d) Jeanette's grandmother in Argentina.

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

10. What does Maria think she hears at the end of the story?
(a) Someone saying, "We are force."
(b) Antonio begging for his life.
(c) A cry for liberty.
(d) Gunshots.

11. How old is Jeanette's neighbor's daughter in Chapter 2?
(a) 8.
(b) 18.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

12. What does Antonio do at Maria's work in Chapter 1?
(a) He works alongside Maria.
(b) He reads to the workers.
(c) He is the foreman.
(d) He serves the workers food.

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

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

15. What does Antonio yell out when the soldiers find him in the field and demand he declare his loyalty to Spain?
(a) We are Force!
(b) Maria!
(c) Viva Espana!
(d) Libertad!

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portenos accuse Antonio of when he reads a letter from Victor Hugo to Emilia Casanova de Villaverde?

2. What does Gloria write to Ana with a paperclip while in detention?

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

4. What does Maria name her daughter at the end of Chapter 1?

5. What do the detainees overhear guards saying, which makes them think they might be released sooner?

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