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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Paterson Public Library.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the husband in "The Campesino's Lament" wish of his wife?
(a) That she will leave him.
(b) That she returns to him.
(c) That she makes him dinner.
(d) That she will move to the United States.

2. After Corazon and Manuel were married, where did they live?
(a) With Manuel's brother.
(b) With Corazon's father.
(c) With Corazon's sister.
(d) With Manuel's mother.

3. Where did the girl's family come from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Guatamala.

4. Who is Manny?
(a) The girl's cousin.
(b) The host of the party.
(c) The boy that all the girls like.
(d) The class president.

5. Why did the woman get "tokens" from Lydia?
(a) For payment.
(b) She bribed Lydia.
(c) For protection.
(d) She demanded them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dona Ernestina do when she learns her son was killed in Vietnam?

3. In "The Lesson of the Sugarcane", what does the girl's mother want her to smell?

4. What does the girl hear at night in "Orar: To Pray"?

5. In "The Paterson Public Library", what does the woman credit for helping her escape the violence of her city?

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