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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 248 – 285.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Poem After Carlos Drummond de Andrade"?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Marvin Bell.

2. How much money does Arturo spend at the gas station for food when his family first arrives in Delaware?
(a) $29.
(b) $22.
(c) $12.
(d) $40.

3. What word does Rafael describe as meaning a nosy person?
(a) Vidajena.
(b) Muchogusto.
(c) Ciento.
(d) Dispacio.

4. Why does Alma blame herself for the accident where Maribel was injured?
(a) She was holding the ladder.
(b) She was the one who asked Maribel to climb the shaft.
(c) She was not present.
(d) She took the family on a cruise.

5. What does Mayor refer to as his mother's special party food?
(a) Ham sandwiches.
(b) Cucumber sandwiches.
(c) Taquitos.
(d) Cinnamon scones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to give condolences and says that Arturo helped him with grocery bags on more than one occasion?

2. Who gives Alma a photograph of her, Arturo, and Maribel after Arturo's death?

3. By what means of transportation does Arturo set out to find Maribel when she goes missing?

4. What does Alma begin breaking in the kitchen while she packs to leave?

5. For how many years was the diner open where Mayor's father worked when it shut its doors?

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