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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The shoes a person wears and ______________ showed the class of the person.
(a) cars.
(b) eating.
(c) jewelry.
(d) diction.

3. What is "gente adinerada"?
(a) People with money.
(b) Gourmet meals.
(c) An art style.
(d) Formal gardens.

4. What does Celaya's father tell the Awful Grandmother that he wants to buy for Celaya?
(a) A silk rebozo.
(b) A car.
(c) A fur coat.
(d) A prom dress.

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

6. What shape is the house the family stays in in Acapulco?
(a) Octagonal.
(b) Boat-shaped.
(c) Round.
(d) Rectangular.

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

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

9. What is "feo, fuerte, y formal"?
(a) Strong, funny, and proper.
(b) Smart, handsome, and tall.
(c) Happy, strong, and lucky.
(d) Ugly, strong, and proper.

10. How does Candelaria return home?
(a) A plane.
(b) A car.
(c) A train.
(d) A bus.

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

12. Where did Soledad sleep in Narciso's house?
(a) In the sleeping porch.
(b) In the shed.
(c) In a guest bedroom.
(d) On a cot in the pantry.

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

14. Who is the Awful Grandmother's washerwoman?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Zara.
(d) Amparao.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Celaya say that stories get altered?

2. What did Celaya's grandmother say when Celaya's hair was chopped off as a girl?

3. Every year Celaya forgets about the stark differences in ______________ in the U.S. and Mexico.

4. What is a chillona?

5. Which of Celaya's cousins seems to always get upset at the family gatherings?

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