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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Virginia keep in the basement?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A groundhog.
(c) A dog.
(d) A goat.

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

3. In Chapter 12, what happens to Virginia during a spiritual session?
(a) She speaks in a man's voice and appears possessed by another spirit.
(b) She paints like a professional painter.
(c) She coughs blood.
(d) She has a heart attack.

4. What word does Hudes use to describe someone who is Puerto Rican?
(a) Boricua.
(b) Puerto.
(c) Mundrian.
(d) Taniain.

5. What happens to Hudes for the first time in Chapter 8?
(a) She meets her father's new baby.
(b) She reads a book in Spanish.
(c) She gets her period.
(d) She has sex.

6. In Chapter 5, what calamity happens to Hudes?
(a) She almost drowns.
(b) She is stung by many bees.
(c) She gets the flu.
(d) She is diagnosed with cancer.

7. Who helps Hudes with a milestone in Chapter 8?
(a) Riley.
(b) Flor.
(c) Cuca.
(d) Nuchi.

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

9. Which animal does Hudes try to free?
(a) The chicken.
(b) The goat.
(c) The deer.
(d) The turtle.

10. What well-known person visits CHOICE while Virginia works there?
(a) Rosie Perez.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Gloria Steinem.

11. What does Virginia Sanchez do for a living before Hudes is born?
(a) Law.
(b) Singing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Carpentry.

12. In Chapter 9, which "birthday girl" goes missing?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Nuchi.
(c) Flor.
(d) Cuca.

13. What kind of garden does Virginia have in Malvern?
(a) Flower.
(b) Water.
(c) Medicinal herb.
(d) Rock.

14. Who is Virginia's godfather?
(a) Padrino Pedro.
(b) Padrino Jono.
(c) Padrino Franco.
(d) Padrino Julio.

15. What do Sedo's children call Virginia on the phone?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Mom.
(c) Ho.
(d) Sweetheart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to teach Hudes how to play piano?

2. What does Hudes think not crying at funerals means for her?

3. In Chapter 9, what is one of Hudes's favorite books?

4. In Chapter 15, which composer does Hudes try to master?

5. What is forced upon Abuela in Arecibo?

(see the answer keys)

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