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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Rafael when his father died?
(a) 19.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

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

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

5. How old was Rafael when he met his wife Celia?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

6. Where is Benny Quinto from?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Panama.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Venezuela.

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

8. What does Mayor say he and his friends call the Evers School?
(a) The Turtle School.
(b) The Girl's School.
(c) The Pickett School.
(d) The Slow School.

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

10. Where are Mayor and his mother shopping when Cecilia introduces herself to Alma and Maribel?
(a) Shell.
(b) Target.
(c) Dollar Tree.
(d) Wal-Mart.

11. Where did Mayor's Aunt Gloria get married?
(a) Las Cumbres.
(b) Reprosa.
(c) Boquete.
(d) Casco Viejo.

12. Where in Guatemala was Gustavo Milhojas born?
(a) Veracruz.
(b) Casco Viejo.
(c) Chinique, El Quiche.
(d) Tehuipango.

13. What tattoo does Garrett have on his neck?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A star.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A heart.

14. The mushroom farm where Arturo works is just over the border in what state?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rafael take his family to the beach at Christmastime on the coast of Delaware?

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

3. When was Gustavo Milhojas born?

4. Where did Gustavo Milhojas get his first job in the U.S.?

5. Where is Isabel from orginally?

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