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

2. Why does Virginia say the family is moving in Chapter 1?
(a) She is getting divorced.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She wants to be in nature again.
(d) They do not have enough money to live in the city.

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

4. What does Virginia say the turtle's name is?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Ben.

5. In Chapter 15, which composer does Hudes try to master?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Previn.
(d) Tchaikovsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Hudes with a milestone in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Hudes's mother leave her father?

3. What disease claims the lives of many of Hudes's relatives?

4. Who is Mary Lou's daughter?

5. What does Sharon tell Hudes on the day of her wedding to her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mary Lou in Chapter 10?

2. What family activity does Hudes sometimes feel awkward participating in?

3. In Chapter 6, how does Hudes spend her father's wedding?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Hudes's father ask her that she knows he is not really serious about?

5. How does Hudes eventually come to feel about Sedo?

6. In Chapter 12, what does Hudes witness her mother doing with Padrino Julio?

7. How do the children treat Hudes in kindergarten in Malvern?

8. What does Hudes's mother do to try to help her her teenage depression?

9. What happens when Hudes gets her first period?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Sharon tell Hudes on the day of the wedding?

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