The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Quizzes

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Quiz 1

By Rachel Younger · Edited by Bella Wang · Last reviewed September 29, 2010

1 Which comic book is quoted in the opening of the novel?

Watchmen

Fantastic Four

Love and Rockets

X-Men
2 Who is the author of the poem that opens the novel?

Langston Hughes

Anonymous

W.B. Yeats

Derek Walcott
3 What is the meaning of the term “fukú”?

a curse

a form of voodoo

a type of story

"F*ck you"
4 Which of the following is a common nickname for Trujillo:

The Capítan

El Jefe

The Gangster

Jack the Ripio
5 The population that was killed by Trujillo's genocide was

Mulatos

Haitians

Tainos

Morenas
6 Which of the following phrases is known as a counterspell against fukú?

Kimota

Zafa

Fua

Shazam
7 At age 7, Oscar knew how to dance which of the following

Macarena

Merenge and Perrito

Salsa and Perrito

Salsa and Merengue
8 Olga Polanco, one of Oscar's first girlfriends, was what nationality?

Dominican

Haitian

Puerto Rican

Cuban
9 A paraguayo is

A tough guy

A bird

A party watcher

A person from Paraguay
10 Where does Oscar meet Ana Obregón?

The movies

SAT prep class

The Game Room

Rutgers
11 Oscar and Ana's weekly “date” consists of:

kissing on the couch

taking a walk together

studying fot the SATs

a trip to the movies
12 When Oscar hears about Ana's boyfriend Manny, Oscar is most surprised about which of the following characteristics:

Manny's large penis

Manny's drug addiction

Manny's age

Manny's occupation
13 When Oscar goes to College, what is a common insult he receives

"Gringo!"

"Pendejo"

"You don't have what it takes"

"You're not Dominican"
14 What type of cancer does Belicia de Leon have?

Breast

Bone

Brain

Cervical
15 How old is Lola when she finds out Belicia has cancer?

12

14

8

15
16 Which food does Belicia think will help Lola to grow breasts?

Chicarrones

Plátano

Pan de agua

Rice and beans
17 What is Belicia's bra size?

35DDD

She doesn't wear bras

32AA

34C
18 When Lola runs away at age 15, where does she go?

New Brunswick, NJ

Santo Domingo, DR

Wildwood, NJ

New York City
19 Who does Lola lose her virginity to?

Her friend's father

Yunior

Max Sánchez

Aldo
20 What does Lola burn as an act of protest against her mother

A wig

Dinner

Her own hair

Her bra
21 Which activity does Lola excel at in school in Santo Domingo?

Getting boys

Running Track

Basketball

Writing
22 What is “Jersey malaise”?

an inextinguishable longing for elsewheres

a way of fending off the curse

a bruja feeling

the attitude adopted by Lola
23 La Inca's family business consists of:

Restaurants

Bakeries

Brothels

Hotels
24 The traumatic incident that occurs right before Beli is adopted by La Inca is referred to as

The Burning

Amor de Pendeja

The Bad Thing

The Zafa
25 Beli's breasts are compared to which comic book character

The Invisible Woman in I[Fantastic Four]

Silk Spectre of I[Watchmen]

DC comic's Wonder Woman

Luba of I[Love and Rockets]

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