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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zoila have the kids do on the day the Grandmother dies?
(a) Stay home from school.
(b) Say the rosary.
(c) Open all the windows to let out the smell.
(d) Go to church.

2. Who is the friend who takes Celaya under her wing?
(a) Celeste.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Viva.
(d) Martina.

3. How does the little Grandfather die?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He had cancer.
(c) He was hit by a truck.
(d) He was shot.

4. Whose ghost does Celaya see when she visits her father?
(a) The little Grandfather's.
(b) The Grandmother's.
(c) Regina's.
(d) Eduardo's.

5. Soledad's child was not happy unless he _______________.
(a) was sad.
(b) was eating.
(c) was swimming.
(d) was playing ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. After who/what was Inocencio's daughter named?

2. What happens between Narciso and Soledad when Soledad gets pregnant?

3. Who would become another child of Soledad's?

4. What does the Grandmother think is wrong with the neighborhoods where she could afford to buy a house in Chicago?

5. Why does the Awful Grandmother tell Celaya she needs injections?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the conditions under which Inocencio is able to buy the San Antonio house?

2. How does Fina feel about her mother, Soledad, after her father dies?

3. What does Celaya learn about herself as a freshman, and who is the friend who takes her under her wing?

4. What position does Soledad take regarding her life when her son is born?

5. What is the Grandmother's demeanor in Chicago and why does she not buy her own home?

6. What were the "Ten Tragic Days"?

7. What is a possible reason that Fina does not like Soledad?

8. Describe Celaya's encounter with the Grandmother's ghost in Inocencio's hospital room.

9. Even though they both had behaved inappropriately, how did Narciso save Inocencio from a fate similar to his own?

10. What is Zoila's view on her fate as a woman, and how does she perceive her daughter?

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