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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. Why does the girl leave her apartment in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) She was invited to a party.
(b) She can hear a party.
(c) She wanted to run away.
(d) She forgot to get dinner.

2. What did the girl's father read in her diary?
(a) The things she hated most.
(b) Her first puppy love.
(c) Her dreams for her future.
(d) Friends that had betrayed her.

3. What does the girl do with her diary at the end of "Absolution in the New Year"?
(a) Tears up the pages.
(b) Starts to write lies in it.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Hides it.

4. What did the father do when the girl wanted to go into the sugarcane field?
(a) Leading her away from the sugarcane.
(b) Hitting the girl with sugarcane.
(c) Breaking the sugarcane.
(d) Telling her sugarcane is poison.

5. What item does the girl debate the value of in "An Early Mystery"?
(a) Candy.
(b) Books.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Rugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fever", where does the girl remember her mother eating dinner?

2. In "Lydia", what was considered a "token" to the woman?

3. How old is the girl in "Absolution in the New Year"?

4. Where did the girl's father work at night?

5. In "Corazon's Cafe", where is Inocencia from originally?

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