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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what school does Maribel have to go in order to study an ELL course and be evaluated?
(a) A. I. duPont.
(b) Penter School.
(c) Watts School.
(d) M. R. Wilson.

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

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

5. What does Alma claim attracted her initially to Arturo?
(a) His indeciciveness.
(b) His seriousness.
(c) His education.
(d) His wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What irony does Mayor point out about his parents' immigration to the U.S.?

2. How old was Rafael when he met his wife Celia?

3. When did Gustavo Milhojas arrive in the United States?

4. Where did Mayor's Aunt Gloria get married?

5. How long does Benny Quinto say he has been here when he is first introduced in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Quisqueya Solis from? Why did she come to the U.S.?

2. Who is Alma Rivera? What role does she play in the novel?

3. Why does Alma blame herself for the accident that injured Maribel?

4. What sexual abuse did Quisqueya Solis endure? What impact has it had on her life?

5. How and why does Celia's relationship with Quisqueya change?

6. Where is Rafael Toro from? When did he come to the U.S.? Why?

7. What obstacles does the winter bring to the Riveras?

8. Where is the novel principally set? How is the setting described?

9. Describe Maribel Rivera. How old is she? What is her demeanor like when she is introduced?

10. What are some examples of the obstacles faced by the Riveras after their arrival in the U.S.?

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