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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't feel right to some of the students?
(a) That the summer break is going to be much shorter this year.
(b) That there are only girls in the school.
(c) That religious symbols are being used in school.
(d) The climate, which they are not used to.

2. What does the teacher tell Carla to do?
(a) Pack everything she owns, not just the necessities.
(b) Write a list of all the props needed for the play.
(c) Help another girl with her lines.
(d) Repeat her last lines.

3. What does Anita help Carla do?
(a) Choose a jewelry box.
(b) Sew her name into her clothing.
(c) Sew a button on one of Carla's dresses.
(d) Wash her dresses.

4. What time of year is it when the novel opens?
(a) Easter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Almost Thanksgiving.

5. What does Anita hear her father talk about on the phone that she finds confusing?
(a) Bees.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Vacations.
(d) Boarding schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mami tell Anita and Carla to make them feel better?

2. How do the men search under the beds?

3. Why are the students unsettled about the visitors to the classroom?

4. What is the class preparing to do?

5. What is significant about Anita's family?

(see the answer key)

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