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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 8, pages 1 - 62).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cigarettes does Hudes's father mostly smoke?
(a) Menthols.
(b) Camels.
(c) Raybans.
(d) Virginia Slims.

2. Whose death does Virginia predict as a young child?
(a) Her brother's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Don Genaro's.
(d) Her sister's.

3. Who does Virginia meet through the horse farm that brings her into activism?
(a) Jennifer Jones.
(b) Helen Mirstrom.
(c) Hester Ivory.
(d) Lilian Chance.

4. What is Hudes's father's ancestry?
(a) Russian.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Puerto Rican.
(d) African.

5. Why is Hudes embarrassed in front of Simon?
(a) Her mother yells at her in front of him.
(b) She is naked because of the bee stings.
(c) She can not really speak English well.
(d) She can not really speak Italian well.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Virginia have her strange dreams and visions as a child?

2. How does Hudes often describe her father?

3. In Chapter 5, who is Hudes's English cousin who comes to visit?

4. In Chapter 5, what calamity happens to Hudes?

5. Why does Virginia say the family is moving in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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