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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Still Lives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when the father heard Yolanda's school speech?
(a) He told the mother to bake a cake.
(b) He was angry thinking Yolanda had insulted the teachers.
(c) He was thrilled with the speech.
(d) He took the girls out to dinner in celebration.

2. After college, when did Yolanda see Rudy again?
(a) When she was in graduate school.
(b) When she was back on the island.
(c) When she was abroad.
(d) After she was married with children.

3. What did Victor offer to the secret police to end the trouble with the Garcia's?
(a) He offered the police money.
(b) He offered to escort them from their home.
(c) He agreed to defend the Garcias.
(d) He agreed to have the Garcias out of the country in 48 hours.

4. When Victor arrived at the Garcia's and the secret police were there, what was revealed about the Garcia's immigration papers?
(a) That immigration papers were illegal.
(b) That there were no papers.
(c) That they had been cleared.
(d) That they were held up.

5. Who was Yolanda's psychiatrist?
(a) Dr. Garcia.
(b) Dr. Elmenhurst.
(c) Dr. Payne.
(d) Dr. Tio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Sandi's ability to paint?

2. What was the hidden agenda behind the four girls spending summers in the Dominican Republic?

3. What did Yolanda's teacher tell her about snow.

4. What is tacked to the central post in the cantina where Yolanda stops?

5. On their last day in the Dominican Republic what were the girls allowed to take with them to the U.S.?

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