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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. When was Rafael Toro born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1971.

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

3. What Percy Jackson novel does Mayor tell Maribel he had just read?
(a) The Ultimate Guide.
(b) The Sea of Monsters.
(c) The Titan's Curse.
(d) The Lighting Thief.

4. How old was Maribel when the accident happened?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. Where was Quisqueya Solis born?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Panama.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What tattoo does Garrett have on his neck?

4. Who is the landlord at the apartments where Alma and her family move?

5. What is the hometown of Alma and her family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? Why is this significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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