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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. Why did Rafael's father relocate his family when Rafael was five?
(a) Because he wanted to become a boxer.
(b) Because he dreamed of performing in the theater.
(c) Because of religious persecution.
(d) Because he had politial ambitions.

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

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

4. In what country was Rafael Toro born?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Panama.
(d) Venezuela.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Celia studying to be at university when she met Rafael?

2. Who is Rafael's eldest son?

3. In what village did Gustavo Milhojas and his wife live when she died?

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

5. What does Mayor refer to as his mother's special party food?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Gustavo Milhojas and what led him to the U.S.?

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

4. What does Garrett do to Maribel to lead Mayor to stand up for her by the bus stop?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What encounter does Alma witness between Maribel and Garrett? How does she respond?

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