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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. Who did the mother engage in a conversation with at the hospital?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A young father whose wife just had a baby.

2. What kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?
(a) Roses.
(b) Irises.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Wildflowers.

3. What was the hidden agenda behind the four girls spending summers in the Dominican Republic?
(a) To know Dominican ways for women.
(b) To learn to do hair and makeup.
(c) To learn to dress better.
(d) To marry Dominican boys.

4. What is the mother's first name?
(a) Laura.
(b) Carla.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Franny.

5. How did Yolanda meet Rudy Elmenhurst?
(a) He came to her door one night.
(b) In a college English class.
(c) At lunch.
(d) At a frat party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yolanda's name in Spanish?

2. Who found the stash of marijuana?

3. What cured Yolanda?

4. What happens to Sofia's father as the evening wears on at the party?

5. How is Manual Gustavo related to the girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. It is clear from the moment the men in khakis walk up the driveway of the Garcia home that the Garcias have a plan in case of danger. What is their plan and how do they execute it?

2. How does Mr. Garcia escape? What are the girls allowed to take with them? What will happen to the house when they are gone?

3. How did the girls' mother view finding the marijuana? What does this symbolize for the mother?

4. What did Sister Zoe tell the students about the Cuban Missile Crisis? How much description did she give to the kids? Why?

5. How did Yolanda decide to leave John? What did she perceive was happening? What do you think was really happening?

6. Why did Carla want red sneakers? Why was the color so important?

7. How were the mother's inventions an important part of her American life? What did this say about her ambitions for herself?

8. When do the daughters return home? Why is it important for the daughters to return without their husbands? What does this say about their father? The girls?

9. How does Carla react when she is asked by her father to keep a secret about how Mrs. Fanning kissed him?

10. Who is Yolanda talking to when she tells the story of John? Why is this important?

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