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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does Aunt Light-Skin have?
(a) Cook.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Teacher.

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

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

4. Which of Celaya's cousins seems to always get upset at the family gatherings?
(a) Antonieta.
(b) Maria.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Penelope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is married to Uncle Fat Face?

2. Why is the Awful Grandmother angry at Celaya's mother?

3. Whose birthday does the Grandmother make arrangements to celebrate?

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

5. What is Celaya's mother's name?

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