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

2. What military title does Don Manuel hold?
(a) Captain.
(b) President.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

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

4. What are the ingredients for balche, the sacred drink Sol must drink in honor of St. Rita?
(a) Chocolate and coffee.
(b) Millk and sugar.
(c) Wine with oranges.
(d) Honey and the bark of the bacab tree.

5. How old is Sol when the story begins?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Almost eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saavedra notice about Julian's physical appearance in Chapter 4?

2. What does Julian say about Saavedra in Chapter 5?

3. What does Sol's nanny tell her to do when the heavy incense smoke makes her eyes tear up?

4. How does the audience respond to Julian's talk at the end of the debate in Chapter 8?

5. What does Julian do when the organ grinder's monkey puts his tin cup in front of him?

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