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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Story of My Body.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the neighbor's decide to voice their concerns to Dona Ernestina in "Nada"?
(a) Because they felt she was too lonely.
(b) Because of the people coming to the building.
(c) Because Dona Ernestina knew the mayor.
(d) Because of the noise she had been making.

2. How does the girl's mother act with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She argues with him.
(c) She compliments him.
(d) She is fearful of him.

3. The book of dreams in Spanish says that the tree represents what?
(a) The girl's mother.
(b) The girl's dreams.
(c) The girl's father.
(d) The girl's education.

4. Who says that sugarcane is dangerous?
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) A stranger.
(d) The girl.

5. According to "How to Get a Baby", what should the woman do when she sees the form of her baby?
(a) Sit still.
(b) Run to it.
(c) Call it.
(d) Close her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marina watch an old man on the beach?

2. How is Fidel Castro described in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

3. What does the girl see at Juan de Dios's funeral that makes her run out?

4. Why does Dona Ernestina have shopping bags full of trinkets in "Nada"?

5. What scars the girl in "The Story of My Body"?

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