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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Garrett beat up last year so badly he left the kid with two broken arms?
(a) Julius Olsen.
(b) Marcus Puente.
(c) Angelo Puente.
(d) Quisqueya Solis.

2. Who is the translator from the school district that speaks to Alma about Maribel on the phone after they have waited five days to find out about enrolling her in school?
(a) Maria.
(b) Quisqueya.
(c) Phyllis.
(d) Celia.

3. When was Gustavo Milhojas born?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1972.

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

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

6. Where does Mayor's dad work?
(a) A diner.
(b) A school.
(c) A bank.
(d) A shoe store.

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

8. How much money did Benny offer a guy to bring him over the border when he was 20?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $500.

9. Where does the landlord tell Alma that the kid with the skateboard lives?
(a) West Heights.
(b) Downtown Wilmington.
(c) Capital Oaks.
(d) Hockessin.

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

11. Where did Rafael buy the gold engagement ring he gave to Celia?
(a) Las Cumbres.
(b) Tocumen.
(c) Casco Viejo.
(d) Reprosa.

12. What was the amount of the first heating bill that Alma's family received in December?
(a) $124.34.
(b) $403. 23.
(c) $199.45.
(d) $304.52.

13. What did Fernando Ramos tell the teacher to call him when he came to Mayor's school in freshman year?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Adios.
(c) Ramos.
(d) Nando.

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

15. Where did Rafael take his family to the beach at Christmastime on the coast of Delaware?
(a) Tehuipango.
(b) Casco Viejo.
(c) Cordoba.
(d) Cape Henlopen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the friend that Cecilia largely abandons after befriending Alma?

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

3. From what did Gustavo Milhojas's wife Isabel die?

4. Where does Alma's landlord say is the area where most of the black people live?

5. Where did Quisqueya Solis go to live after leaving California?

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