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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gabriela make daily rounds through the village?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She delivers food.
(c) She is begging for food or clothing.
(d) She is delivering mended garments.

2. Who stays at the Cerro?
(a) The middle class and the laborers.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) The government workers.
(d) The poor and the soldiers.

3. Why does Mrs. Allenberg not allow Cora to see anyone?
(a) She is afraid that Cora is too good for everyone else.
(b) She is afraid of the Uruguayans.
(c) She is afraid people will be cruel to Cora because she is Jewish.
(d) She is afraid that Cora will become too attached to the people in the barrio.

4. Where does this novel take place?
(a) Montevideo, Uruguay.
(b) Mexico City, Mexico.
(c) Santiago, Chile.
(d) Buenos Aires, Argentina.

5. What did Magda's aunt see one of the twins doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Dancing in a bar.
(c) Leaving a hotel with a boy.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary work is referenced in the description of Cora's house?

2. What are Magda and Emilia known for in their neighborhood?

3. In 1959, how old are Magda and Emilia?

4. How does Lilita make a living?

5. What does Lilita do that upsets Emilia?

(see the answer key)

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