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

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

3. At what shopping center does Gustavo Milhojas now work at a movie theater?
(a) The Bonneville Shopping Center.
(b) The Hot Springs County Mall.
(c) The Newark Shopping Center.
(d) The Rosehill Shopping Center.

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

5. In what vehicle does Alma's family cross the border?
(a) A black SUV.
(b) A gray semi truck.
(c) A blue sedan.
(d) A red pickup truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Gustavo Milhojas born?

2. When did Gustavo Milhojas and Isabel marry?

3. What does Garrett call out to Maribel when he walks off after throwing her sunglasses (72)?

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

5. Where does the landlord tell Alma that the kid with the skateboard lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What various attempts have Mayor's family made to visit Panama? What prevented them from doing so?

2. Who is Benny Quinto? Where is he from? What brought him to America?

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

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

5. Where is Arturo's job when the family arrives in the U.S.? What does he do?

6. What family history of Garrett's is related through Mayor's narrative?

7. Where have the Riveras come from? Why have they come to the U.S.?

8. What are Mayor's circumstances in the opening of the novel?

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

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

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