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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Emilia and Magda naively collect from the river?
(a) Needles.
(b) Used undergarments.
(c) Used condoms.
(d) Bullets.

2. What "makes brothers and sisters of all who drink it?"
(a) Agua.
(b) Cerveza.
(c) Leche.
(d) Mate.

3. Why did the woman come to see Senora Francisca?
(a) She hopes the senora will help her find a job.
(b) She hopes the senora will kill her husband out of anger.
(c) She hopes the senora will help her care for the baby.
(d) She wants the senora's forgiveness.

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

5. On which boy does Magda develop a crush?
(a) Bassiano.
(b) Felix.
(c) Orsino.
(d) Marco.

6. What sight awes the Uruguayan students?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York City.
(d) The ocean.

7. Whose characters did Magda's neighbor name her sons after?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Cervantes.
(d) Grimm.

8. What happens to Magda on the streets when she is looking for help during the riot?
(a) She is sexually assaulted.
(b) She is arrested.
(c) She is kidnapped.
(d) She is mugged.

9. What does Magda admire about her best friend?
(a) Her sensitivity and intelligence.
(b) Her sense of adventure.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her wealth.

10. How does Magda escape from the streets during the riot?
(a) Marco helps her.
(b) Her family name keeps her safe.
(c) A police officer rescues her.
(d) Someone calls her inside.

11. What is the name of the zoo animal that Magda and her classmates watch being born?
(a) Tomasito.
(b) Titus.
(c) Chavo.
(d) Bassiano.

12. What literary work is referenced in the description of Cora's house?
(a) "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
(b) "Peter Pan."
(c) "Alice in Wonderland."
(d) "Oedipus Rex."

13. What did the families of Magda's grandparents attempt?
(a) They tried to enlist her grandfather in the army.
(b) They tried to keep Magda's grandparents apart.
(c) They tried to force her grandparents into marriage.
(d) They tried to send Mamacita out of the country.

14. What does Magda's boyfriend hope to get from dating her?
(a) Social prestige.
(b) A reprieve from his work.
(c) A wife.
(d) A recommendation for the military.

15. Who is the mysterious woman in Chapter 6?
(a) Senor Ruben's illegitimate child.
(b) Senor Ruben's sister.
(c) Senor Ruben's mistress.
(d) Senor Ruben's secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Magda do when she hears Josefa's stories?

2. What is Emilia's response to Magda's idea in Chapter 5?

3. What is the reaction of the Perez brothers as the woman walks by?

4. Who is the main character of the story Josefa tells Magda?

5. How is the woman who comes to the barrio dressed?

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