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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. How old was the actress Maria Montez when she died?
(a) 31.
(b) 28.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

2. Where does Oscar meet Lola after she runs away?
(a) Beach.
(b) Fast food restaurant.
(c) Coffee shop.
(d) Burger joint.

3. What was Belicia's mother's occupation?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Homemaker.

4. How many years younger than the Gangster is Beli?
(a) 5.
(b) 17.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

5. What does Beli tell the Gangster that she wants to name the baby if it is a boy?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Richard.
(c) Abelard.
(d) Manuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Rubirosa marry Trujillo's daughter?

2. What is Belicia's maiden name?

3. What color wig is Belicia wearing when she finds Lola after she ran away?

4. What was Porfirio driving when he died in a car crash?

5. What Britsh TV show does Oscar watch in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Oscar spends a week looking at himself in the mirror in Part 1, Chapter One, what changes does he make?

2. What does Oscar do when he spends the summer at his abuela Nena Inca's house?

3. What does Lola do after she cuts her hair and her mother tells her to wear a wig?

4. How does Lola's mother get her back home after she runs off with a boy?

5. In Part I, Chapter One, what does Oscar dream about his sister's friends?

6. What is life like for Belicia at her aunt's home, as described in Part I, Chapter Three?

7. In Part I, Chapter Three, why does the narrator think Belicia is ungrateful?

8. Where do two large men take Beli when they grab her in the park the first time in Part I, Chapter Three?

9. Who were the Mirabal sisters?

10. How and where does Beli get her first job?

(see the answer keys)

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