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

2. What does Carmen tell Jeanette none of her guests know about?
(a) That Jeanette lost her job.
(b) How old Carmen is.
(c) That she and Mario broke up.
(d) Her problems.

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

4. What radio station does Daniel listen to in Chapter 10?
(a) Radio Fidel.
(b) Radio Rebelde.
(c) Radio Estados Unidos.
(d) Radio Batista.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose men does Dolores fear will come to her home at night and make her dig her own grave?

2. Where does Jeanette work at the start of Chapter 11, "The Other Girl"?

3. What does Carmen find inside of her neighbor's house at the end of Chapter 6?

4. How old is Carmen when her mother begins letting her drink espresso?

5. What happens to Carmen's neighbor five years after Carmen saw what was inside her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maydelis, Jeanette, and El Aleman stop in a poor town to buy rum? Why does El Aleman lock himself in the car?

2. How did Jeanette and Mario meet? Why did he move in with her?

3. Why did Daniel leave Dolores and the children at the start of Chapter 10? How did she feel about his departure?

4. In what ways does Jeanette try to prove to Mario that she is not like other girls in Chapter 11?

5. How did Nancy treat Ana and Gloria when they first started working for her?

6. Who is Reinaldo? How does he help Maydelis and Jeanette in Chapter 8?

7. When did Nancy give Gloria a raise in Chapter 7?

8. In what ways was life different for Gloria after moving to Mexico?

9. Why does Carmen want Jeanette to visit home so badly in Chapter 11? What does Jeanette say to Carmen about her relationship with Julio? How does Carmen respond?

10. Who is Mario? How is Carmen feeling about having him over for Thanksgiving?

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