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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeanette's mother think she should do about Ana?
(a) Adopt her.
(b) Let Carmen take care of her.
(c) Track down her family.
(d) Call the cops.

2. What do Maria and the other workers do when Antonio is escorted out of the factory?
(a) They walk out.
(b) They argue with Portenos.
(c) They cheer.
(d) They silently continue to work.

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

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

5. Who goes to look for Antonio at the end of Chapter 1 after Maria gives birth?
(a) His sister.
(b) Portenos.
(c) Maria.
(d) His mother.

6. What did a Christian missionary tell Gloria she was surprised by when she came to her village when she was young?
(a) How poor the education system was there.
(b) How poor Gloria's family was.
(c) How happy Gloria seemed.
(d) How well-spoken Gloria was.

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

8. What does Jeanette see outside her window at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Flashing police lights.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) A fight between neighbors.

9. Where did Ana sleep the night before Jeanette saw her get dropped off at her mother's house?
(a) Her babysitter's house.
(b) Her aunt's house.
(c) Her teacher's house.
(d) Her father's house.

10. What happens if two burrowing parakeets are separated?
(a) They overeat.
(b) They quickly forget the other.
(c) They find a new mate.
(d) They die of loneliness.

11. Where is Gloria at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Her family home in El Salvador.
(b) Her townhouse in Miami.
(c) Family detention center in Texas.
(d) Prison in Mexico.

12. What type of bird does Gloria picture her daughter flying in through the window?
(a) Bald eagle.
(b) Burrowing parakeet.
(c) Hoatzin chick.
(d) Turkey vulture.

13. Which presidential administration is arguing to increase the number of days a child can be detained if with a parent?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Trump.
(c) Bush.
(d) Obama.

14. What does Gloria think is the happiest place in the detention center?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The playground.
(c) The library.
(d) The cafeteria.

15. Who is Ana's father?
(a) A teenager who raped Gloria.
(b) An American who Gloria never saw again.
(c) A missionary who raped Gloria.
(d) A teenager Gloria had dated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Of Women and Salt?

2. Why was a woman and her daughter sent to isolation at the family detention center in Chapter 3?

3. To whom is Carmen speaking in the preface of Of Women and Salt?

4. What is the first gift Antonio leaves on Maria's desk in Chapter 1?

5. What does Jeanette say her name is on the way to the party in Chapter 4?

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