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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl's father quote when he sees Fidel Castro on the television?
(a) A short story.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A poem.
(d) A commercial.

2. What happens when the girl goes to bed in "American History"?
(a) She writes in her journal.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She makes a wish.
(d) She cries.

3. How is Fidel Castro described in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?
(a) Soft-spoken.
(b) Bearded.
(c) Short.
(d) Well-dressed.

4. In the grandmother's story, what does the husband thank God for?
(a) For salt.
(b) For power.
(c) For money.
(d) For food.

5. Why did the girl stay home from school in "By Love Betrayed"?
(a) She pretends to be sick.
(b) The building is closed.
(c) It is a snow day.
(d) She forgot to do her homework.

6. How does the girl feel about living in the city?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She makes fun of it.
(d) She doesn't really care.

7. How does the girl's mother react to the girl's father in "Fever"?
(a) She complains.
(b) She cries.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She argues.

8. What grade is the narrator in?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Ninth.

9. What did Don Juan de Dios used to do for the girl in Puerto Rico?
(a) Took her ice skating.
(b) Babysat her.
(c) Made snowcones.
(d) Tell stories.

10. How many children do the girl's grandparents have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. What does the girl do in her room in "Not For Sale"?
(a) Talks with her mother.
(b) Writes poems.
(c) Sings songs.
(d) Makes up stories.

12. What happen to some of the mother's prayers?
(a) They fall on the girl.
(b) They get lost in the kitchen.
(c) They haunt the apartment.
(d) They dissolve into space.

13. In "The Changeling", how did the girl hide her hair?
(a) Under a dungaree.
(b) In a tight bun.
(c) Under an army helmet.
(d) Under a wide brimmed hat.

14. What did the girl's mother insist she do in "The Changeling"?
(a) Change into her own clothes.
(b) Go to the store.
(c) Braid the neighbor's hair.
(d) Make dinner in her costume.

15. What does the girl hear at night in "Orar: To Pray"?
(a) Her mother crying.
(b) Her mother kneeling.
(c) Her mother leaving.
(d) Her mother calling her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the father do when the girl wanted to go into the sugarcane field?

2. Why does the girl slip away from Manny at the party?

3. What country was liberated in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

4. Why do the kids at school tease Eugene?

5. Where does the girl sometimes sleep in "Fever"?

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