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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Awful Grandmother, what should come first in a person's life?
(a) Family.
(b) Religion.
(c) Money.
(d) Education.

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

3. Who is the daughter of the washerwoman?
(a) Constance.
(b) Candelaria.
(c) Camille.
(d) Cecilia.

4. What is the narrator's father known as in the family?
(a) Capitano.
(b) Senor Busybody.
(c) Baby Face.
(d) El Tarzan.

5. Why is Candelaria removed from the Awful Grandmother's house?
(a) Her mother doesn't want her to be abused.
(b) She wants to go to college.
(c) She got a better paying job.
(d) She has to finish high school.

6. Where does Inocencio decide to take his family?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Acapulco.
(d) San Diego.

7. What was the main plaza close to Narciso's house?
(a) Place de Tijuana.
(b) Fiesta Plaza.
(c) Rue Espanol.
(d) Zocalo.

8. Who is frightened of the water in Acapulco?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Candelaria.
(c) Zoila.
(d) Celaya.

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

10. Who was Narciso's mother?
(a) Senora Carmela.
(b) Senora Regina.
(c) Senora Maria.
(d) Senora Carlotta.

11. What is Narciso's last name?
(a) Rodriguez.
(b) Gomez.
(c) Reyes.
(d) Martinez.

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

13. The Grandfather tells Celaya that he lost three ribs ___________________.
(a) in a car accident.
(b) in a knife fight.
(c) falling off a bike.
(d) in a terrible battle.

14. Which one of the narrator's uncles is best off financially?
(a) Uncle Jose.
(b) Uncle Eddie.
(c) Uncle Max.
(d) Uncle Baby.

15. What seems to run rampant in the community?
(a) Sexual abuse.
(b) Murder.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Candelaria made a ____________ for Celaya that falls into the water.

2. What was left unfinished when the Awful Grandmother's mother died?

3. Who was Narciso's mother?

4. Who is the Awful Grandmother's washerwoman?

5. What does Celaya's mother tell her father when he catches her?

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