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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jeanette work at the start of Chapter 11, "The Other Girl"?
(a) A department store.
(b) A pain clinic.
(c) A nightclub.
(d) A gas station.

2. What does young Carmen see her mother do while she stands at the backdoor at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Burn her father's body.
(b) Hide Les Miserables in the wall.
(c) Beat her little sister.
(d) Stab her father.

3. Who does Ana see Nancy kissing in her driveway one day?
(a) Her Spanish teacher.
(b) The gardener.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her butler.

4. What does Maydelis leave out when she tells Jeanette about her evening with El Aleman?
(a) He paid her after sex.
(b) Her husband walked in on them.
(c) They had sex.
(d) She snorted cocaine.

5. Whose plea sends Daniel to leave his family and fight?
(a) Batista.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Castro.
(d) Dolores.

6. From whose perspective is Chapter 8, "They Like the Grimy," written?
(a) Maydelis.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Dolores.
(d) Carmen.

7. Which character's marriage is said to be "on life support" (118)?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Maydelis.
(c) Jeanette.
(d) Carmen.

8. Why does Roberto originally not want Gloria as a maid?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She is not very good.
(c) She is Salvadoran.
(d) She has lived in the U.S.

9. How old is Jeanette in Chapter 11?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 27.
(d) 8.

10. What disease does Gloria get while in Irapuato?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Alzheimers.

11. What does Carmen call the little girl, Lila, at her dinner party?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Ana.
(d) Dolores.

12. What did Jeanette tell Carmen about her father after he died?
(a) He hit on Mario.
(b) He sexually abused her.
(c) He had a drug habit.
(d) He was cheating on Carmen.

13. After contacting the car rental agency, how long do they say it will be before they can get them help?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 4 days.

14. What do Jeanette and Maydelis tell El Aleman they are doing before leaving him at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Going to get some rub.
(b) Grabbing a sandwich.
(c) Making a quick phone call.
(d) Going to the bathroom.

15. What does El Aleman think happened when his car will not start?
(a) Maydelis and Jeanette have done something to the car so they can rob him.
(b) The locals have done something to it so they can rob them.
(c) The rental company has rented him a damaged car.
(d) He has forgotten to put gas in his tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mario lose his job at the pain clinic?

2. Who is El Aleman?

3. What does Maydelis tell Jeanette about Yosmany?

4. What word is used to describe the way Carmen feels when she thinks of her late husband?

5. Why are Jeanette and her parents huddled in the bathroom in the memory she has in Chapter 11?

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