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

2. Who was holding the ladder that Maribel climbed on, leading to the accident?
(a) Arturo.
(b) Rafael.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Alma.

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

4. 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) Celia.
(b) Quisqueya.
(c) Phyllis.
(d) Maria.

5. For how long did Arturo and Alma try to have a baby before they conceived?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Maribel when the accident happened?

2. Where does Alma's landlord say is the area where the rich white people live?

3. What did Fernando Ramos tell the teacher to call him when he came to Mayor's school in freshman year?

4. Rafael says that he met his wife Celia while playing a game of pickup baseball on a beach near where?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alma compare her life in Mexico to her life in the U.S.?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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