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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Magda and Emilia hide in Gabriela's wagon?
(a) They want to know where she lives.
(b) They want to take back what their mothers had given Gabriela.
(c) They want to run away from their homes.
(d) They want to play a prank on their parents.

2. Why is Magda worried about Emilia?
(a) Emilia looks exhausted.
(b) Emilia wants to leave Uruguay.
(c) Emilia is very angry.
(d) Emilia seems to dislike Cora.

3. Why is Senora Francisca not friendly with the other women?
(a) She is very reclusive.
(b) She is not very wealthy.
(c) She is very ill.
(d) The other women find her to be haughty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is surprising about Senora Francisca's house?

2. From what point of view is this story told?

3. What animal is Magda particularly excited about seeing?

4. How does Sofia stop Javier from hitting her with a belt?

5. What is the ethnicity of Magda's barrio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emilia find strange about Americans?

2. Who is Che Guevara?

3. How is Montevideo described in Chapter 2?

4. Ultimately, what are the fates of Magda and Marco at the end of this novel?

5. How does Senora Francisca plan to support herself and her daughters? Why does she take this action?

6. What is Magda's mood at the end of Chapter 5 and why?

7. What happens to Magda after she escapes the riot?

8. What sacrifice does Marco make in freeing Magda?

9. How does Jaime realize that he will never marry Magda?

10. Describe Magda and Emilia's fishing spot.

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