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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Celaya say that stories get altered?
(a) Too much time passes between story tellings.
(b) People forget to tell them things.
(c) They intentionally change them.
(d) They ask new people to make changes.

2. What nationality is Aunty Ninfa?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) British.
(d) Cuban.

3. At what type of business do the narrator's father and uncles work?
(a) Hardware.
(b) Body shop.
(c) Grocery.
(d) Furniture.

4. What is a standard practice of Celaya's family?
(a) Telling little white lies.
(b) Praying before dinner.
(c) Overdrawing bank accounts.
(d) Singing while cleaning.

5. Every year Celaya forgets about the stark differences in ______________ in the U.S. and Mexico.
(a) the music.
(b) the climate.
(c) the scenery.
(d) the food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Celaya's mother call Celaya?

2. What profession does Aunt Light-Skin have?

3. What is a rebozo?

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

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

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