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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the girl leave on the stove when she leaves her apartment in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) An empty pot.
(b) A carton of milk.
(c) A pot of beans.
(d) A pot of rice.

3. What does the girl do with the fruit she picks in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?
(a) Bakes it.
(b) Throws it.
(c) Gives it to her mother.
(d) Eats it.

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

5. In "Absolution in the New Year", what does the girl's father feel the girl is becoming?
(a) A Jezebel.
(b) A liar.
(c) A fool.
(d) A thief.

6. What does the girl liken love to in "Fever"?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Grass.
(c) Stone.
(d) Giving.

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

8. What does the salesman do while telling a story in "Not For Sale"?
(a) Puts a ring on the girl's finger.
(b) Gives the girl a free bracelet.
(c) Faints.
(d) Slaps the girl's mother.

9. What type of fruit tree is in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?
(a) Tamarind.
(b) Banana.
(c) Fig.
(d) Apple.

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

11. What color is the fruit in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

13. In 'The Book of Dreams in Spanish", the girl reaches for fruit on what branches?
(a) The broken branches.
(b) The bottom branches.
(c) The new branches.
(d) The top branches.

14. What year is it in "Twist and Shout"?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1970.

15. Where did the girl's father work at night?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A night club.
(c) A department store.
(d) A cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did "they" come from in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

3. What does the girl do with her diary at the end of "Absolution in the New Year"?

4. Who is killed the day the girl has plans with Eugene?

5. What did the grandmother promise the grandfather when she returned from New York?

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