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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter's 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Celaya's mother do when she jumps out of the car?
(a) Flags down a policeman.
(b) Hails a cab.
(c) Finds a phone booth.
(d) Runs as fast as she can.

2. The Grandmother is perpetually hungry for _______________.
(a) intellectual stimulation.
(b) spirituality.
(c) attention.
(d) burritos.

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

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

5. What do the children wear at the beach to protect their skin?
(a) Big hats.
(b) Shirts.
(c) Sunblock.
(d) Smocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the narrator's uncles is best off financially?

2. What is the narrator staring at as the story opens?

3. How many children are in Celaya's family?

4. Who is frightened of the water in Acapulco?

5. What is the narrator's father known as in the family?

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