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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Daniel different from Dolores's friend's husbands?
(a) He is pro-Batista.
(b) He never hits her.
(c) He never apologizes after hurting her.
(d) He likes to cook.

2. What does Vanessa say she learned about their great-grandmother Cecelia in Chapter 6?
(a) She worked in a cigar factory.
(b) She worked in a sugarcane field.
(c) She was a famous dancer.
(d) She was the first of their family to come to the U.S.

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

4. With whom does Jeanette spend her one day off each week in Chapter 11?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Mario.
(d) Carmen.

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

6. Why does Mario take from his stash of OxyContin?
(a) Jeanette wants to try it.
(b) He has developed an addiction to Oxy.
(c) He has been unable to sell the Oxy.
(d) He cannot get Lortab.

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

8. What happens to Carmen's neighbor five years after Carmen saw what was inside her house?
(a) The panther mauled her.
(b) She died and then her cats died.
(c) The lion killed her.
(d) The alligator attacked her.

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

10. Who does Yosmany remind Jeanette of?
(a) Ronnie.
(b) Julio.
(c) Mario.
(d) Reinaldo.

11. What does Jeanette begin to notice about Isabel when she visits the beauty counter?
(a) Her hands shake.
(b) She has a limp.
(c) Her lips quiver.
(d) She has a black eye.

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

13. Who makes Jeanette feel like she is "some kind of savior" (11)?
(a) Mario.
(b) Julio.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Marco.

14. Who does Dolores think stole the book when she discovers it is missing a week after Jeanette takes it?
(a) Ronnie.
(b) Maydelis.
(c) Yosmany.
(d) Jeanette.

15. What does Carmen see in her neighbor's driveway after she goes to investigate the strange growl she hears?
(a) A bag of heroin.
(b) A wad of cash.
(c) Blood.
(d) Bones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jeanette want to go to Camagüey at the end of Chapter 8?

2. Who does Dolores tell Jeanette she cannot trust after Yosmany offers to let her ride his horse?

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

4. How old is Carmen when her mother begins letting her drink espresso?

5. Where did Mario and Jeanette first meet?

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