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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town was Rafael born?
(a) Los Santos.
(b) Pancora.
(c) Cancun.
(d) Tocuman.

2. How far did Alma and her family travel to reach their new home in Delaware?
(a) 2,000 kilometers.
(b) 1,000 kilometers.
(c) 4,000 kilometers.
(d) 3,000 kilometers.

3. What happened to Garrett Miller's older brother?
(a) He was shot by police.
(b) He was murdered doing a drug deal.
(c) He was sent to life in prison.
(d) He was killed in Iraq.

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

5. What color does Alma describe all of the walls of her family's apartment as being painted when they first move in?
(a) Dark olive green.
(b) Dark mustard yellow.
(c) Light pink.
(d) Light sky blue.

6. Who was holding the ladder that Maribel climbed on, leading to the accident?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Arturo.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Alma.

7. What was the name of Quisqueya Solis's stepbrother who raped her?
(a) Esteban.
(b) Jose.
(c) Juan.
(d) Scott.

8. Where did Rafael and Celia get married?
(a) Reprosa.
(b) Casco Viejo.
(c) St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
(d) Inglesia del Carmen.

9. When did Gustavo Milhojas and Isabel marry?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1982.

10. What team is said to be Maryland's rival in the novel?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Yale.
(c) UMass.
(d) Harvard.

11. For how long did Arturo and Alma try to have a baby before they conceived?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

12. What is the hometown of Alma and her family?
(a) Merida.
(b) Puebla.
(c) Patzcuaro.
(d) Taxco.

13. How old was Enrique when his family moved to the U.S.?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

14. How old was Gustavo Milhojas when he fled Guatemala?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

15. How old was Quisqueya Solis when she and her mother moved to the United States?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rafael's father relocate his family when Rafael was five?

2. Who does Mayor describe taunting him in the locker room at school by acting like a chicken?

3. How old was Rafael when his father died?

4. Where are Mayor and his mother shopping when Cecilia introduces herself to Alma and Maribel?

5. To what school does Maribel have to go in order to study an ELL course and be evaluated?

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