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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Shot at It and Epilogue: One of These Days.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What job does Mami start out working in New York?
(a) Restroom attendant.
(b) Dish washer.
(c) Seam sewer.
(d) Thread cutter.
2. What color are Abuelo's eyes?
(a) Black.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Grey.
(d) Brown.
3. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She touches the stove.
(d) She runs the water too hot.
4. What is a jamona?
(a) A ham.
(b) An outcast.
(c) A witch.
(d) An unmarried woman.
5. Mami threatens the children that if they repeat the obscenities they hear, which of the following will happen?
(a) The child will get a severe spanking.
(b) The child will not go to heaven.
(c) The child will be sent to live with Tata.
(d) The child will get a mouthful of hot peppers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of math problem is Esmeralda called to the board to solve?
2. What does Esmeralda do to make life in El Mangle more pleasant?
3. What is a bohio?
4. What does Papi order from the roadside stand when the get off the bus in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
5. To what does Esmeralda compare Miss Jimenez's calves?
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