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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 64-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Grandmother rude to the townspeople while on vacation?
(a) Because they don't speak Spanish.
(b) Because of the color of their skin.
(c) Because they don't own homes.
(d) Because they are uneducated.

2. Why is the Awful Grandmother angry at Celaya's mother?
(a) She ate at a restaurant.
(b) She wrecked the family car.
(c) She flirted with the neighbor man.
(d) She tore the silk rebozo.

3. What does Inocencio's wife do when she learns about the purchase in #138?
(a) Immediately starts packing.
(b) Refuses to move.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Gets a job.

4. What does Celaya tell her father that she wants to do?
(a) Go to college in the East.
(b) Get married right away.
(c) Become a doctor.
(d) Go out on her own before marrying.

5. What is Inocencia's only daughter's name?
(a) Celaya.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Esperanza.
(d) Cochita.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Inocencio manage to escape from prison?

2. The Grandmother is perpetually hungry for _______________.

3. At what type of business do the narrator's father and uncles work?

4. What is Narciso's father's first name?

5. Inocencio says that his stories about life are not stories, but rather ______________.

(see the answer key)

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