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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 does the Grandmother think is wrong with the neighborhoods where she could afford to buy a house in Chicago?
(a) They are filled with low-class Mexicans.
(b) They are in the inner city.
(c) They are too close to the "L".
(d) They are too close to the interstate.

2. How does the Grandmother try to edge her way back into Inocencio's life?
(a) Making rebozos for his wife and daughter.
(b) Paying his health insurance.
(c) Giving him the down payment for the house.
(d) Paying for Celaya's braces.

3. When the Awful Grandmother was a young girl, her family made ________________.
(a) Furniture.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Mexican shawls.
(d) Clothes.

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

5. Who is Soledad's daughter?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Fina.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Ignacia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Soledad's son get in Chicago as an adult?

2. What is mole?

3. What is the Grandfather's name?

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

5. How does Inocencio manage to escape from prison?

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