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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What confuses Emilia about Americans?
(a) How seriously they take their religion.
(b) How serious they are about their work.
(c) How free they are with their love.
(d) How angry they are at their government.

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

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

4. What is still haunting Magda?
(a) The person being shot at the speech.
(b) The riot.
(c) Cora's wounds.
(d) The police officer's sexual assault.

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

6. Who is the main character of the story Josefa tells Magda?
(a) God.
(b) The king.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

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

8. With whom does Marco march on the Cerro?
(a) The teachers.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The sugar cane workers.
(d) The fishermen.

9. Why are the women fearful for the American woman?
(a) Some of the men are ignoring the other women.
(b) Some of the men are leaving.
(c) Some of the men are getting aggressive.
(d) Some of the men are tired of being harrassed.

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

11. What animal is Magda particularly excited about seeing?
(a) The elephant.
(b) The chimp.
(c) The giraffe.
(d) The tiger.

12. What is shocking about the woman who comes to the barrio?
(a) She is foreign.
(b) She is extremely old.
(c) She is very ugly.
(d) She is very beautiful.

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

14. What present does Magda bring Gabriela?
(a) A bouquet of paper flowers.
(b) A sculpture of the river.
(c) A painting.
(d) Clay plates.

15. What country is Magda's grandfather from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) England.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Magda and Emilia go to feel safe?

2. Why do Sofia's actions disgrace Magda's parents?

3. What is the name of the zoo animal that Magda and her classmates watch being born?

4. At what age does a Latina come out?

5. What happens to Magda on the streets when she is looking for help during the riot?

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