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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Grandmother's disposition when the family moved to Chicago?
(a) Happy.
(b) Meaner.
(c) Scared.
(d) Sad.

2. With which son does the Grandmother live in Chicago?
(a) Narciso.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Jose.
(d) Baby.

3. Who does Inocencio marry?
(a) Zoila.
(b) Maria.
(c) Carla.
(d) Angela.

4. What is Narciso's father's first name?
(a) Carlotta.
(b) Elena.
(c) Carmina.
(d) Eleuterio.

5. Why does Celaya start having trouble at school?
(a) She fails three of her courses.
(b) A bully starts picking on her.
(c) She mentions that she is part Spanish.
(d) She misbehaves in class.

6. What job did Soledad's son get in Chicago as an adult?
(a) Bouncer.
(b) Doorman.
(c) Upholsterer.
(d) Cook.

7. What does Inocencio decide when Celaya returns home?
(a) She should get married as soon as possible.
(b) She is grounded for six months.
(c) She should go to reform school.
(d) The family should move back to Chicago.

8. Who nurses Narciso when he returns home?
(a) Eleuterio.
(b) Regina.
(c) Carmelita.
(d) Soledad.

9. What similarity do Soledad and her daughter share regarding marriage?
(a) They both married in the same church.
(b) They both wore the same dress.
(c) They both married men named Miguel.
(d) They were both "stolen" away.

10. Who talks the boy in #157 out of marrying Celaya?
(a) Soledad.
(b) Zoila.
(c) A priest.
(d) Inocencio.

11. How does Narciso later say he lost the body part in #92?
(a) A surgical mistake.
(b) In battle.
(c) It was diseased.
(d) A congenital disease.

12. What does the ghost of the person in #166 want Celaya to do?
(a) Get an education.
(b) Run away from home.
(c) Write her story.
(d) Get married.

13. Who is not pleased that Narciso is having sex with Soledad when they are not married?
(a) Regina.
(b) Eleuterio.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Celine.

14. Who took Soledad's place in Inocencio's heart?
(a) Vivienne.
(b) Celine.
(c) Paloma.
(d) Celaya.

15. To what city does the family move?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Portland.
(d) Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Soledad throw at Inocencio when they argue?

2. How many years did the Mexican revolution last?

3. What does the Awful Grandmother agree to do?

4. How does the Grandmother calm her nerves?

5. What is the demeanor of Soldedad's child?

(see the answer keys)

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