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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Magda hope will be therapeutic for her trauma?
(a) Jaime.
(b) Marco.
(c) Carnival.
(d) School.

2. What happens after Magda hears Senora Francisca yelling?
(a) The senora shoots the lady.
(b) The senora slaps the lady.
(c) The senora throws her husband's belongings at the lady.
(d) The senora throws her husband's belongings out the window.

3. In 1959, how old are Magda and Emilia?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirteen.

4. Whom does Magda see sneaking over to Senora Francisca's house?
(a) Gabriela.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Lilita.
(d) Josefa.

5. What is Emilia's response to Magda's idea in Chapter 5?
(a) She tells Magda they are too grown up for pranks.
(b) She hates singing.
(c) She does not feel like dancing.
(d) It is too dangerous to visit Gabriela.

6. What does Emilia promise her mother?
(a) She will not join the revolution.
(b) She will not leave the country.
(c) She will leave the country.
(d) She will marry well.

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

8. How does Cora signal the girls in Chapter 7?
(a) With a candle in the window.
(b) With a red sock on her windowsill.
(c) With a knock on the door.
(d) With a handkerchief.

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

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

11. How does Magda see Janet and other American students?
(a) Snobbish.
(b) Self-absorbed and passive.
(c) Very bright and intuitive.
(d) Curious about their government and not unlike Uruguayan students.

12. What neighbor does Magda love to visit?
(a) Gabriela.
(b) Senora Francisca.
(c) Senora Marta.
(d) Lilita.

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

14. What is Emilia's father's reaction to his wife's act?
(a) He is remorseful.
(b) He is saddened.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He is angry.

15. What is Marco convinced will happen at the speech?
(a) He will be shot.
(b) He will be murdered.
(c) A riot.
(d) The speaker will be arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Cora able to invite Magda and Emilia over to her house?

2. At what age does a Latina come out?

3. What question does Mamasita ask Magda?

4. What is still haunting Magda?

5. How does Senora Francisca keep her husband from spending any more money?

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