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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shooting Stars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following gifts does Nieves remember giving to Mercy one Christmas?
(a) Nieves does not remember any Christmas gift that she has given to Mercy.
(b) A pair of roller skates.
(c) A book of poems.
(d) A play house.

2. Which of the following families lives next door to Rocio?
(a) The Athertons.
(b) The Espinosas.
(c) The Culvers.
(d) The Millers.

3. What article of clothing did the young man whom Rocio secretly admires inadvertently leave at her house?
(a) A tee shirt.
(b) A tie.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A sweatshirt.

4. Which of the following ages is mentioned as that of Nieves' first child at the time of the death of Nieves' first husband?
(a) Two years old.
(b) Three days old.
(c) Six weeks old.
(d) Eight months old.

5. Whose image appears in the luminescent sliding picture in Nieves' closet?
(a) Rocio's.
(b) Jesus'.
(c) Plato's.
(d) Nieves'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rocio discover about herself toward the end of the Shooting Stars section of the book?

2. What type of tree does Rocio's mother plant?

3. What do Rocio and Mercy do instead of taking an imposed nap?

4. Which of the following events marks the end of Rocio's childhood?

5. What is the name of the distant relative whom Rocio meets in the Shooting Stars section of the book?

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