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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter's 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the house in Acapulco?
(a) Catita.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Maria.
(d) Penelope.

2. Why is Candelaria invited to go on the trip?
(a) To help with the driving.
(b) To cook for the family.
(c) To care for the children.
(d) To clean the hotel rooms.

3. How does Celaya say that stories get altered?
(a) They intentionally change them.
(b) Too much time passes between story tellings.
(c) They ask new people to make changes.
(d) People forget to tell them things.

4. To what country did the narrator's family make an annual trip?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

5. Where does Inocencio decide to take his family?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Acapulco.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celaya's mother do when she jumps out of the car?

2. Who is frightened of the water in Acapulco?

3. In what city did the narrator's father and uncles work?

4. To what does Celaya compare the color of the skin of Candelaria?

5. What do the children wear at the beach to protect their skin?

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