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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the grandmother promise the grandfather when she returned from New York?
(a) To cook him dinner every night.
(b) To stay by his side.
(c) To let him move to the United States.
(d) To raise his children.

3. Why do the kids at school tease the girl?
(a) For being tall.
(b) For being short.
(c) For being skinny.
(d) For being fat.

4. 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.

5. Why isn't the girl allowed to drive?
(a) The family doesn't have a car.
(b) Her father won't let her.
(c) She failed her driving test.
(d) Her mother won't let her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Don Juan de Dios used to do for the girl in Puerto Rico?

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

3. What animal is rumored to be among the sugarcane?

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

5. In "The Changeling", how did the girl hide her hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the girl do when she gets home from the party?

2. What surprises the mother in "The Game"?

3. Why does the mother buy a bedspread for her daughter in "Not For Sale"?

4. In "How to Get a Baby", how should women who want a baby interact with their child?

5. Why does the girl's mother cry when she sees Castro on the television?

6. In "The Story of My Body", what has the girl come to desire after marriage?

7. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", what happens at a business meeting?

8. In "Corazon's Cafe", why does Corazon say she was initially attracted to Manuel?

9. What happens when the chameleon looks at the narrator?

10. What things startle the girl when she goes to a party in "Twist and Shout"?

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