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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 248 – 285.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Arturo spend at the gas station for food when his family first arrives in Delaware?
(a) $40.
(b) $22.
(c) $29.
(d) $12.

2. In Alma's narrative, she describes Maribel making a noise like what upon learning of her father's death?
(a) A fox.
(b) A baby seal.
(c) A baby eagle.
(d) A buzzard.

3. Who wrote "Poem After Carlos Drummond de Andrade"?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Marvin Bell.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Robert Frost.

4. Who is Mayor's gym teacher?
(a) Mr. Dickens.
(b) Mr. Hart.
(c) Mr. Dennis.
(d) Mr. Samuels.

5. Who was the esteemed boxing trainer that Fito Angelino wrote to about training?
(a) Fito Angelino.
(b) Ralph Mason.
(c) Sully Samuelson.
(d) Juan Carlos Gimenez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alma describe doing on the first night home after Arturo's death?

2. Who is the translator from the school district that speaks to Alma about Maribel on the phone after they have waited five days to find out about enrolling her in school?

3. How much money does Rafael end up paying for the Volkswagen?

4. On what day is Arturo set to be buried in the U.S.?

5. How old was Alma when she married Arturo?

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