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

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 took the girls out to dinner in celebration.
(c) He was angry thinking Yolanda had insulted the teachers.
(d) He was thrilled with the speech.

2. What name do the sisters give to Otto?
(a) The camp counselor.
(b) Chubs.
(c) The saint.
(d) The sympathizer.

3. What was the punishment for the owner of the marijuana?
(a) To marry a man of her mother's choosing.
(b) To stay on the Island with the family.
(c) To get a job and work off her debt to her parents.
(d) To return home immediately.

4. On the island, what was different about the patio where men and women sit and talk?
(a) The patio was segregated, men on one side, women on the other.
(b) The patio had a mosquito net.
(c) The patio had uncomfortable furniture.
(d) The patio needed painting.

5. Where were the girls when the marijuana was found?
(a) Away at school.
(b) Travelling abroad.
(c) On the island.
(d) In their room.

6. Why was Yolanda so pleased with the speech she wrote for school?
(a) She wrote the speech in Spanish.
(b) She finally sounded like herself in English.
(c) Because her father liked it.
(d) She felt she was a rebel.

7. What did the mother always call the girls?
(a) By the color of their dresses.
(b) Her babies.
(c) By their names.
(d) The four girls.

8. In the American school, who was the Hoover girl?
(a) Eleanor Hoover, daughter of the mayor of New York.
(b) Her parents owned Hoover Vacuum Cleaner company.
(c) A girl on a poster.
(d) The daughter of J. Edgar Hoover.

9. What is tacked to the central post in the cantina where Yolanda stops?
(a) The menu.
(b) A no trespassing sign.
(c) A poster of Palmolive soap.
(d) A Coca-Cola poster.

10. Who does Manual Gustavo look like?
(a) Papi.
(b) The dictator.
(c) President Kennedy.
(d) Mr. Fanning.

11. What does Yolanda want to find and eat on the island in the first chapter?
(a) Pineapples.
(b) Guavas.
(c) A hot dog.
(d) Avocados.

12. What did Rudy ask Yolanda to borrow the first time he spoke to her?
(a) Her lunch.
(b) A pen.
(c) Paper.
(d) A cookie.

13. What are the names the girls called their mother to make fun of her leisure activity?
(a) Statue of Liberty Mami.
(b) Mami Kodak.
(c) Mami the inventor.
(d) Thomas Edison Mami, Benjamin Franklin Mom.

14. Who was the father's favorite artist to see when he went to the museum?
(a) El Greco.
(b) Goya.
(c) Monet.
(d) Rembrandt.

15. What happens when the father is offended at the party?
(a) He puts a stop to the game and the party is over.
(b) He loses his temper and yells at the girls.
(c) He leaves immediately.
(d) He silently gets up and leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John call Yolanda Violet?

2. Who appeared at all of Yolanda's poetry readings?

3. What year did Yolanda meet Rudy?

4. What did John always do with his clothes?

5. What is Manual Gustavo's biggest flaw?

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