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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a chillona?
(a) A crybaby.
(b) A hero.
(c) A wimp.
(d) A tattletale.

2. Who is the daughter of the washerwoman?
(a) Constance.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Camille.
(d) Candelaria.

3. What is a rebozo?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A spice.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A weapon.

4. Who is Celaya's father?
(a) Paz.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Inocencio.

5. Why does Celaya's grandmother say Celaya could not appreciate a silk rebozo?
(a) She would rather wear cotton.
(b) She is too young to understand what it means.
(c) She grew up in the United States.
(d) She doesn't take care of her things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose birthday does the Grandmother make arrangements to celebrate?

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

3. Who is the Awful Grandmother's washerwoman?

4. What did Celaya's grandmother say when Celaya's hair was chopped off as a girl?

5. What does Celaya's father tell the Awful Grandmother that he wants to buy for Celaya?

(see the answer key)

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