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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 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?
(a) Celia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Quisqueya.
(d) Phyllis.

2. Rafael says that he met his wife Celia while playing a game of pickup baseball on a beach near where?
(a) Casco Viejo.
(b) Tocumen.
(c) Las Cumbres.
(d) Cancun.

3. When was Rafael Toro born?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1977.

4. When did Gustavo Milhojas and Isabel marry?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1982.

5. Who is the friend that Cecilia largely abandons after befriending Alma?
(a) Maria.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Quisqueya.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rafael's father relocate his family when Rafael was five?

2. What does Alma claim attracted her initially to Arturo?

3. Who did Mayor's aunt Gloria marry?

4. What team is said to be Maryland's rival in the novel?

5. Where did Rafael buy the gold engagement ring he gave to Celia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles does the winter bring to the Riveras?

2. Why does Alma blame herself for the accident that injured Maribel?

3. Describe Maribel Rivera. How old is she? What is her demeanor like when she is introduced?

4. Where is the novel principally set? How is the setting described?

5. What sexual abuse did Quisqueya Solis endure? What impact has it had on her life?

6. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? Why is this significant?

7. What are Mayor's circumstances in the opening of the novel?

8. How is the theme of migration explored in the novel?

9. Who is Benny Quinto? Where is he from? What brought him to America?

10. How and why does Celia's relationship with Quisqueya change?

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