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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Magda and Emilia spy on Cora?
(a) They watch her from the poinsettia tree.
(b) They bribe the postman to tell them about her.
(c) They watch her from Cora's own window.
(d) They set up a mirror to reflect into Magda's room what Cora's house looks like.

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

3. Who lives across the street from Cora?
(a) Senor Ruben and his family.
(b) Lilita's family.
(c) Magda's family.
(d) Josefa's family.

4. What special treat does Magda lie about having for breakfast?
(a) Tortas.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Strawberries.

5. What is the ethnicity of Magda's barrio?
(a) Primarily Mexican.
(b) Primarily native Uruguayan.
(c) All ethnicities.
(d) Primarily European.

6. What do the women of Magda's family feel they do not appreciate anymore?
(a) Being treated as equals.
(b) Being forced to stay at home.
(c) Being catcalled by the men.
(d) Being ignored by the men.

7. Who stops Magda when she goes for help during the riot?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) A police officer.

8. What are Magda and Emilia known for in their neighborhood?
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Pranks.
(d) Singing.

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

10. What does Magda's mother give Gabriela?
(a) A painting Magda had done of the sunset.
(b) Magda's clothing.
(c) Clay plates Magda had made in kindergarten.
(d) A sculpture of the poinsettia tree Magda had made with Emilia.

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

12. What makes Cora mysterious to Magda and Emilia?
(a) She is very sad.
(b) She is very sickly.
(c) She is always chaperoned by her parents.
(d) She does not appear to have anyone to care for her.

13. What are Senora Francisca and Lilita waiting for?
(a) Peace.
(b) To be allowed to join the revolution.
(c) To leave the country.
(d) War.

14. What historical event happens two months prior to the Uruguayan students' arrival?
(a) The assassination of John Kennedy.
(b) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) The assassination of John Lennon.
(d) The assassination of Bobby Kennedy.

15. Why do Sofia's actions disgrace Magda's parents?
(a) Sofia is dating an unacceptable suitor.
(b) Magda's parents are the twins' legal guardians.
(c) Magda's parents have to pay for Sofia's hotel room.
(d) Sofia is not related to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Magda, Cora and Emilia over to watch a movie?

2. What does Senor Ruben wear to work everyday?

3. Why is Magda worried about Emilia?

4. What does Senora Rita do with Magda's boyfriend?

5. How are the women supposed to view being yelled at by the men?

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