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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Narciso need surgery?
(a) He broke his knee.
(b) He has a collapsed lung.
(c) He has a heart problem.
(d) He was shot.

2. How does the Grandmother calm her nerves?
(a) Going for a brisk walk.
(b) Working in the garden.
(c) Braiding and unbraiding the strands of her rebozo.
(d) Listening to music.

3. What is the narrator staring at as the story opens?
(a) A sunset.
(b) A TV.
(c) A picture.
(d) A book.

4. What does the Awful Grandmother agree to do?
(a) Move to a retirement community.
(b) Move to a smaller house.
(c) Have knee replacement surgery.
(d) Move to the U.S. with her son and his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what country did the narrator's family make an annual trip?

2. The Awful Grandmother's stories are all about _________________________.

3. Who did the narrator's family travel to see on its annual trips?

4. What topic does Zoila complain to Inocencio about?

5. Where does Inocencio decide to take his family?

(see the answer key)

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