Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the name of Quisqueya Solis's stepbrother who raped her?
(a) Jose.
(b) Scott.
(c) Esteban.
(d) Juan.
2. 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.
3. Who is the landlord at the apartments where Alma and her family move?
(a) Angelo Puente.
(b) Julius Olsen.
(c) Juan Alderaz.
(d) Fito Angelino.
4. What team is said to be Maryland's rival in the novel?
(a) UMass.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Yale.
5. What does Mayor refer to as his mother's special party food?
(a) Cinnamon scones.
(b) Taquitos.
(c) Cucumber sandwiches.
(d) Ham sandwiches.
Short Answer Questions
1. When is Celia's birthday?
2. From what did Gustavo Milhojas's wife Isabel die?
3. How old was Gustavo Milhojas when he fled Guatemala?
4. How much money does Arturo spend at the gas station for food when his family first arrives in Delaware?
5. When did Gustavo Milhojas and Isabel marry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where have the Riveras come from? Why have they come to the U.S.?
2. Where is Arturo's job when the family arrives in the U.S.? What does he do?
3. What sexual abuse did Quisqueya Solis endure? What impact has it had on her life?
4. What various attempts have Mayor's family made to visit Panama? What prevented them from doing so?
5. Who is Alma Rivera? What role does she play in the novel?
6. Why does Alma blame herself for the accident that injured Maribel?
7. What are Mayor's circumstances in the opening of the novel?
8. How is the relationship between Enrique and Rafael different from Rafael's relationship with Mayor?
9. What does Garrett do to Maribel to lead Mayor to stand up for her by the bus stop?
10. Where is the novel principally set? How is the setting described?
|
This section contains 789 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
