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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ana at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 18.

2. Who told Jeanette women always need to have "presencia" (174)?
(a) Julio.
(b) Mario.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Carmen.

3. What is Maydelis's husband's occupation?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Chauffeur.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

4. What word has two-year-old Elena just learned at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Force.

5. What holiday dinner is Carmen preparing for at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Easter.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas.

6. What year does Chapter 10, "The Bombs Would Rain," take place?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1959.
(c) 2014.
(d) 1988.

7. Whose men does Dolores fear will come to her home at night and make her dig her own grave?
(a) Senator Kennedy.
(b) President Batista.
(c) President Eisenhower.
(d) Fidel Castro.

8. Why do they have to walk ten minutes to find a phone after the car breaks down?
(a) Nobody near the car will speak to them.
(b) Nobody around will let them use their phone.
(c) They do not have cell service where they are.
(d) It is the only phone in town.

9. Who is El Aleman?
(a) Maydelis's husband.
(b) Jeanette's chauffeur.
(c) Maydelis's lover.
(d) Jeanette's lover.

10. How long has Ana been in Irapuato, Mexico at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

11. What does Jeanette do just to get through her visit with her mother in Chapter 11?
(a) Takes OxyContin.
(b) Snorts cocaine.
(c) Drinks mojitos.
(d) Takes Xanax.

12. Which character's marriage is said to be "on life support" (118)?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Maydelis.
(d) Carmen.

13. What radio station does Daniel listen to in Chapter 10?
(a) Radio Estados Unidos.
(b) Radio Rebelde.
(c) Radio Batista.
(d) Radio Fidel.

14. What does Maydelis tell Jeanette about Yosmany?
(a) He is well-educated.
(b) He is a lady's man.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is classless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carmen say is the reason she was able to survive when she came to the U.S.?

2. From whose perspective is Chapter 8, "They Like the Grimy," written?

3. From whose perspective is Chapter 10, "The Bombs Would Rain," told?

4. What has Jeanette returned from in Chapter 6?

5. What does Vanessa say she learned about their great-grandmother Cecelia in Chapter 6?

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