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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Celaya.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Camille.

2. Who did the narrator's family travel to see on its annual trips?
(a) Old neighbors.
(b) Aunts and uncles.
(c) The Awful Grandmother.
(d) School friends.

3. Why is the Awful Grandmother angry at Celaya's mother?
(a) She flirted with the neighbor man.
(b) She wrecked the family car.
(c) She ate at a restaurant.
(d) She tore the silk rebozo.

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

5. How many children are in Celaya's family?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a standard practice of Celaya's family?

2. Who is the daughter of the washerwoman?

3. At what type of business do the narrator's father and uncles work?

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

5. According to the Awful Grandmother, what should come first in a person's life?

(see the answer key)

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