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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What high school did Hudes attend?
(a) Migra High.
(b) Hubert High.
(c) Roosevelt High.
(d) Central High.

2. Who hosts the after-party for Hudes's play?
(a) Trumbull College.
(b) Hendersonville.
(c) Jacey's lounge.
(d) The Bends.

3. Who does the record producer compare Hudes's sound to?
(a) Taylor Swift's.
(b) Carole King's.
(c) Emmylou Harris's.
(d) Shakira's.

4. Who DJs at the after-party for Hudes's play?
(a) Flor.
(b) Hudes.
(c) Nuchi.
(d) Virginia.

5. What essay contest does Hudes win in high school?
(a) The Philadelphia Art Museums's essay contest.
(b) Newsweek's essay contest.
(c) The Philadelphia Inquirer's student essay contest.
(d) Rorington's essay contest.

6. What do Hudes and her family always call Gabi?
(a) The Sweet Pea.
(b) The Honey.
(c) The Girl.
(d) The Baby.

7. What did Tona do in New York to make a living?
(a) Completed tax returns.
(b) Drove a cab.
(c) Cooked at a restaurant.
(d) Sang.

8. In Chapter 18, who is Hudes's new sister?
(a) Henri.
(b) Gabi.
(c) Riki.
(d) Ellen.

9. What kind of songs does Hudes play as a solo moonlighter?
(a) Folk.
(b) Power balads.
(c) Death metal.
(d) Dreamy broody rock songs.

10. How does Hudes discover Nuchi cannot read?
(a) When Nuchi needs help with medicine.
(b) After Nuchi dies.
(c) When the two are dying Nuchi's hair together.
(d) When Nuchi's daughter tells her.

11. What does the record producer tell Hudes about her sound after Hudes records the demo for him?
(a) She is not good enough - by a long shot - to be a successful professional musician.
(b) She is going to be a star.
(c) She is almost good enough, but not quite good enough, to really be successful.
(d) He never gets back to her.

12. What is the only language Hudes chooses in Chapter 22?
(a) Sign language.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Music.

13. What kind of lessons does Hudes ask Abuela for?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Music.
(d) Reading.

14. What does Hudes copy for Wynton Marsalis at one point?
(a) Yard signs.
(b) Demo tapes.
(c) Vocal charts.
(d) Diary pages.

15. Where did Abuela first settle in the U.S.?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reappears Thanksgiving of Hudes's senior year of college?

2. In Chapter 28, what do Hudes's Yale friends ask that makes her uncomfortable?

3. What is the main library Hudes uses at Yale?

4. What is important about a cooking pot, according to Hudes's mother?

5. In Chapter 25, who does Hudes begin taking piano lessons with?

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