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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ana say she and her mother came to the U.S. the year before?
(a) On a boat.
(b) Hiding in a car trunk.
(c) Using fake passports.
(d) By private jet.

2. What does Gloria think of as "a constant calculation of what-if...I gave up" (61)?
(a) Life.
(b) Work.
(c) The path to citizenship.
(d) Motherhood.

3. What does Maria think she hears at the end of the story?
(a) A cry for liberty.
(b) Antonio begging for his life.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Someone saying, "We are force."

4. What did Jeanette keep in her purse, which Manny gave to her after asking if she liked it raw?
(a) A thong.
(b) His phone number.
(c) A picture of Manny.
(d) A condom.

5. When did Gloria decide to leave El Salvador?
(a) After her brother was killed.
(b) After her mother died.
(c) When she found out she was pregnant.
(d) After her daughter was born.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What grade is Ana in when she arrives at the detention center with her mother?

3. Who wrote Of Women and Salt?

4. Where does Maria Isabel work in Chapter 1?

5. What does Jeanette drink at the club in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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