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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. Rafael says that he met his wife Celia while playing a game of pickup baseball on a beach near where?
(a) Las Cumbres.
(b) Tocumen.
(c) Casco Viejo.
(d) Cancun.

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

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

4. How far did Alma and her family travel to reach their new home in Delaware?
(a) 3,000 kilometers.
(b) 1,000 kilometers.
(c) 4,000 kilometers.
(d) 2,000 kilometers.

5. How old was Quisqueya Solis when she and her mother moved to the United States?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Guatemala was Gustavo Milhojas born?

2. Where did Rafael buy the gold engagement ring he gave to Celia?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Celia help Alma and the Riveras to acclimate to their new life?

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

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

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

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

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

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