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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. For how many days after Beli returns home from her beating by the Secret Police is she unconscious?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

2. How old is Lola is Part I, Chapter Two before her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

3. What type of lunch box does Oscar have in Part I, Chapter One?
(a) Planet of the Apes.
(b) Gomer Pyle.
(c) Star Trek.
(d) Flintstones.

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

5. What longing does Belicia have, like her daughter?
(a) For elsewhere.
(b) For a boyfriend.
(c) For reading.
(d) For chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the gangster when his parents turned him out of the house?

2. When was there genocide committed against the Haitian and Haitian-Dominican community?

3. Who finally persuades Beli to forget Jack Pujols?

4. How long does Oscar have two girlfriends at once?

5. What is Olga Polanco's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Oscar's sister's girlfriends treat him?

2. In Part I, Chapter Two, what does Lola say about her mother's parenting skills?

3. Why does Beli get expelled from school?

4. Who is the boy that Lola runs off with in Part I, Chapter Two?

5. Who are two other outcasts at school where Belicia attends?

6. Why does Oscar consider it odd that Miggs can get a girlfriend?

7. How does Belicia react when students and staff throw direct barbs at her in Part I, Chapter Three?

8. Why doesn't La Inca ever beat Belia?

9. What does Oscar learn about Ana in Part I, Character One?

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

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