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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Someone Is Coming to Take Your Lap and American Invastion of Macun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?
(a) A cinder block.
(b) A trowel.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A wheelbarrow.

2. What kind of music does Papi hum while he works?
(a) The words to famous boleros.
(b) The rhythms of American rock 'n roll.
(c) The melody of rythm and blues.
(d) His favorite chachacha.

3. How many eggs does the hen in the yard lay?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. In "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap", Esmeralda sees "ribbons" hanging from the trees. What are these "ribbons"?
(a) Christmas decorations.
(b) Hair ribbons hanging to dry.
(c) Confetti from the last celebration.
(d) Pig intestines drying for sausage.

5. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esmeralda sell at a stand in the yard?

2. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?

3. What is Mami's nickname?

4. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?

5. How are the houses in Saturce different than the houses in Macun?

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