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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the students unsettled about the visitors to the classroom?
(a) It is almost time for recess, but they can't leave until the teacher dismisses them.
(b) It is interrupting their practice time.
(c) The last time it happened, one student left and never came back.
(d) They think something is wrong with Anita's mother.

2. What is she to tell the students about her absence?
(a) Her grandmother was ill and needed help.
(b) She had the flu.
(c) She had the chickenpox.
(d) She sprained her ankle.

3. Why is Anita upset with Sammy when she isn't invited?
(a) Sammy asks Anita to constantly wait on him and his guest.
(b) Sammy does not understand her feelings about being excluded.
(c) Sammy is often rude to Anita when he has other company..
(d) Sammy's eyes light up for his guest and not for Anita.

4. What does the teacher tell Anita to do?
(a) Help the new boy find the correct classroom.
(b) Help Carla pack her belongings.
(c) Help Carla practice her lines.
(d) Continue her presentation.

5. When does Anita use a pencil?
(a) When she writes in her journal.
(b) To write down Carla's address.
(c) For her math homework.
(d) To draw pictures of things in her life.

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

7. What is Chucha's opinion about these men?
(a) They are the secret police.
(b) They are officious.
(c) They are hungry.
(d) They are ruthless.

8. What does Anita's papi explain to Anita?
(a) That Carla's family has to go into hiding.
(b) That she must go with Carla to the United Sates.
(c) That Anita's mother and Anita must go to the United States.
(d) That Carla's family has received permission to leave the country.

9. Who is the other person who comes into the classroom?
(a) Carla's mother.
(b) The new boy's father.
(c) Anita's mother.
(d) The new boy's mother.

10. What do Anita and Chucha look at together?
(a) The henhouse.
(b) The barn.
(c) The house.
(d) The well.

11. What is the code name used for the person who likes young girls as sexual objects?
(a) The dictator.
(b) The dictator's son.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mr. Smith.

12. How long has Anita been out of school?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 weeks.

13. What makes Anita think more?
(a) Listening to the adults.
(b) Writing.
(c) Asking her teachers questions.
(d) Reading.

14. Where are the children allowed off the compound?
(a) School.
(b) Anywhere as long as they walk in pairs.
(c) School and church.
(d) No where.

15. Why does Anita write with a pencil at times?
(a) Some times it is the only writing instrument in the house.
(b) She is not good at math and frequently has to erase her work.
(c) Carla's family moves constantly, so she writes their address in pencil.
(d) So she can quickly erase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anita receive for Christmas that helps her process her life?

2. What is one thing Anita learns about their country's leader?

3. Why do they celebrate American holidays?

4. What does Chucha often see in her dreams?

5. What does Lucinda tell Susie about her upcoming birthday?

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