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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens if two burrowing parakeets are separated?
(a) They find a new mate.
(b) They overeat.
(c) They die of loneliness.
(d) They quickly forget the other.

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Nobody Can Help You Now.
(b) Everything is Holding You Now.
(c) Nothing Can Stop You Now.
(d) Everyone is Holding You Back.

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

5. Where does Ana tell Jeanette all of her family lives?
(a) El Salvador.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Texas.
(d) Honduras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man in an office tell Gloria will happen if she signs the paper she does not understand?

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

3. What happened to Gloria's brother six months after Ana was born?

4. Which presidential administration is arguing to increase the number of days a child can be detained if with a parent?

5. Where does Maria's mother work in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do readers learn of Jeanette's relationship with Mario at the beginning of Chapter 2? How does he feel when she calls him?

2. How did Jeanette end up with a condom in her purse when she was younger? Who gave it to her, and how did she feel when her mother found it?

3. What does Jeanette's mother think about Ana staying with her? What does she think Jeanette should do?

4. Where is Jeanette at the start of Chapter 4? Who is the man she with and what do they find?

5. How does Maria Isabel feel about getting married?

6. When Gloria worries about returning to El Salvador, why does she wonder if her fears would be considered "credible" (63)?

7. Where is Gloria at the start of Chapter 3? What noises can be heard in the middle of the night sometimes?

8. While watching a National Geographic DVD, what bird does Gloria imagine coming to her in the detention center and how?

9. What was Jeanette's technique for trying to find someone to buy her and her friend cigarettes?

10. What was Jeanette sure she would find at home if she stayed with Sasha instead of going out with Johnson?

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