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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maria Isabel work in Chapter 1?
(a) A sewing factory.
(b) A cigar factory.
(c) A farm.
(d) A rich woman's house.

2. What does Portenos announce the day Spanish soldiers arrive at the factory?
(a) The factory will close.
(b) The readings will cease.
(c) The workers are to enlist in the army.
(d) They will not give up the fight.

3. What does Maria name her daughter at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Aurelia.
(d) Amelia.

4. What does Portenos accuse Antonio of when he reads a letter from Victor Hugo to Emilia Casanova de Villaverde?
(a) Inciting the workers.
(b) Making fun of him.
(c) Wasting time.
(d) Being pretentious.

5. Which French author's work is read at Maria's work?
(a) Gustave Flaubert.
(b) Marcel Proust.
(c) Guy de Maupassant.
(d) Victor Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jeanette call after seeing her neighbor taken away at the start of Chapter 2?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2?

3. Who wrote Of Women and Salt?

4. How long has Jeanette been sober in Chapter 2?

5. What does Ana tell Jeanette when she asks about her mother?

(see the answer key)

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