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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 64-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shape is the house the family stays in in Acapulco?
(a) Round.
(b) Octagonal.
(c) Boat-shaped.
(d) Rectangular.

2. What is a symbol of class and better breeding in Mexico?
(a) Having a brick house.
(b) Being blonde and light-skinned.
(c) Giving fancy parties.
(d) Owning a tuxedo.

3. To what country did the narrator's family make an annual trip?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico.

4. What is mole?
(a) Spicy pork dish.
(b) Shawl.
(c) Hat.
(d) Spy.

5. Who would become another child of Soledad's?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Uncle Fat-Face.
(c) Uncle Diego.
(d) Angelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most striking feature that the young Narciso Reyes had?

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

3. Where does Celaya sleep at night?

4. Why does Narciso need surgery?

5. Why does Celaya's grandmother say Celaya could not appreciate a silk rebozo?

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