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

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

3. Who does Jeanette bring to dinner, to Carmen's dismay in Chapter 6?
(a) Mario.
(b) Julio.
(c) Caro.
(d) Sasha.

4. Why does Jeanette leave the dinner party early in Chapter 6?
(a) She has to go to work.
(b) She dislikes Lila.
(c) She feels she is being judged.
(d) The food made her sick.

5. What does Carmen find inside of her neighbor's house at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A lion.
(b) A panther.
(c) A dozen cats.
(d) An alligator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believes "the past only haunts you if you let it" (105)?

2. Whose men does Dolores fear will come to her home at night and make her dig her own grave?

3. Whose plea sends Daniel to leave his family and fight?

4. What does Mario steal from his job?

5. Who does Ana see Nancy kissing in her driveway one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maydelis spend time with El Aleman at the start of Chapter 8? What does she hope might come of their relationship?

2. Who is Mario? How is Carmen feeling about having him over for Thanksgiving?

3. Who is Yosmany? How do Jeanette's views of him differ from Dolores and Maydelis?

4. Why did Daniel leave Dolores and the children at the start of Chapter 10? How did she feel about his departure?

5. What does Carmen hear coming from her neighbor's house as she prepares for Thanksgiving? What does Carmen think of her neighbor?

6. Why is there a Les Miserables book on the bookshelf at Dolores's house? What does Maydelis tell Jeanette about the book? Why does Jeanette take it?

7. Who is Reinaldo? How does he help Maydelis and Jeanette in Chapter 8?

8. How did Nancy treat Ana and Gloria when they first started working for her?

9. Why does Carmen want everything to be especially perfect this Thanksgiving?

10. What did Jeanette learn from Carmen about why Cubans might hide their possessions within their walls?

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