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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. To what store does Darling describe going with Aunt Fostalina to buy a dress for the wedding in "Wedding"?
(a) T.J. Max.
(b) Sears.
(c) J.C. Penney.
(d) Macey's.

2. Who is the former housekeeper where Darling works in "My America"?
(a) Esperanza.
(b) Erica.
(c) Maria.
(d) MaS'banda.

3. What is the name of the dog at the home where Darling cleans in "My America"?
(a) Fifi.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Titi.
(d) Pepper.

4. What grade is Darling finishing in school in “This Film Contains Some Disturbing Images”?
(a) 6th grade.
(b) 7th grade.
(c) 8th grade.
(d) 9th grade.

5. Who wins the race back to the car in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Kristal.
(b) TK.
(c) Marina.
(d) Darling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what celebrity does Darling say in “Hitting Crossroads," "I know that she can go anywhere in the world and get a baby wherever she wants"?

2. Where are Aunt Fostalina's two jobs?

3. What is the name of the kid who got school closed down on the last day in “Hitting Crossroads"?

4. How much money does Marina say the Lamborghini costs in the parking lot in “Hitting Crossroads"?

5. Whose car have Darling and her friends taken in “Hitting Crossroads"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "How They Left"?

2. How does the narrator describe the isolation of immigrants in "How They Left"?

3. What happens in the exchange between Darling and Chipo in "Writing on the Wall"?

4. How has Uncle Kojo's demeanor changed in “My America"? Why?

5. How is the setting of Shadybrook nursing home described?

6. How is the character of Kristal described in the novel?

7. Whose car have Darling and her friends taken in “Hitting Crossroads"? Why?

8. Whose funeral is observed by Darling and her friends in "For Real"? Why is the funeral significant?

9. What does Aunt Fostalina obsess over throughout the novel? Why?

10. What does Aunt Fostalina try to order in "Angel"? Why does she become frustrated?

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