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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earthquake, Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sol writing in when the reader first meets her?
(a) School textbook.
(b) Letter.
(c) Book.
(d) Diary.

2. What does Sol's nanny think it's well past time for in Sol's life?
(a) Giving up her childhood blanket.
(b) Staying up late.
(c) A husband.
(d) Her long hair.

3. What is a "cirio"?
(a) Candy.
(b) Thick candles to give to St. Rita's statue.
(c) Special dessert.
(d) A mule's name.

4. Who does Sol's nanny say will be coming to find her?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The police.
(c) Her love.
(d) Her parents.

5. What did Gabriela rip from a bound set of journals?
(a) An article about teenage fashion.
(b) Saavedra's study guides on literature.
(c) Julian's poem.
(d) Her father's lectures on freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the El Ultimo?

2. Where is St. Rita located?

3. How did Julian propose to his fiancee?

4. What kind of work does Saavedra offer Julian in Chapter 4?

5. What do the flaming lanterns on the streets of Guatemala look like to Julian at night?

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