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

2. In Chapter 1, in what way does Maria Isabel's work impact her physically?
(a) She has a bad back.
(b) She develops asthma.
(c) She gets regular nosebleeds.
(d) She develops severe arthritis.

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

4. Why do Maria and Antonio meet workers in the sugarcane fields after he is escorted out of the factory?
(a) To read to them.
(b) To give them clothing.
(c) To help them find work.
(d) To feed them.

5. What happened to Gloria's brother six months after Ana was born?
(a) He was granted U.S. citizenship.
(b) He was killed.
(c) He finished college.
(d) His business was shuttered.

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 Jeanette do at the send of Chapter 4 when she decides to stop following Johnson?

3. What is Gloria told when she and Ana are dropped off in Mexico after being taken away from the detention center?

4. What does Maria think she hears at the end of the story?

5. Where did Ana sleep the night before Jeanette saw her get dropped off at her mother's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Antonio's final moments in Chapter 1.

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

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

5. Why does Johnson not want to call the cops when they find the dead body? What do they do after?

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

7. What does Johnson say and do when Jeanette asks him to buy her cigarettes?

8. How did Jeanette begin to compare Johson to her father while at the club after a few drinks?

9. What does Jeanette see from her window at the start of Chapter 2? What does she know of her neighbor?

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

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