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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. Who is the family doctor?
(a) Dr. Fisher.
(b) Dr. Bass.
(c) Dr. Lance.
(d) Dr. Morose.

2. Who teaches Sonia self-defense?
(a) Ana.
(b) Celina.
(c) Moncho.
(d) Alfred.

3. Where is Celina's group assigned after basic training?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Georgia.

4. Where does Sonia move in Chapter 5?
(a) A new apartment but in the same building.
(b) To Connecticut.
(c) To California.
(d) To Queens.

5. When did Mami and Papi come from Puerto Rico?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sonia when a six-year-old asks her if living with her disease ever gets easier?

2. What does Abuelita teach Sonia how to do in Chapter 2?

3. Who refuses to come see Celina while she is mourning Papi's death?

4. What toy brings Sonia's surveillance activities to a new level in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Sonia go with Abuelita in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why is Sonia confused about Mami's grief?

2. What was Celina's childhood like?

3. What happens when Sonia passes out in Chapter 5?

4. How does Juli's death impact Abuelita?

5. How is Mami different after Sonia yells at her in Chapter 7?

6. In the Preface, why does Sonia say she decided to write a memoir?

7. What are Sonia's trips to the grocery store with Papi like, in Chapter 2?

8. Why do Sonia and Abuelita go to the vivero in Chapter 2?

9. How did Celina meet Juli?

10. What are Celina and Juli fighting about at the start of the Prologue?

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