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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Awful Grandmother was a young girl, her family made ________________.
(a) Dolls.
(b) Mexican shawls.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Clothes.

2. Mexico City is called the _______________ of the New World.
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rio.
(d) New York.

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

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

5. Who invites herself to go on the trip with Inocencio and his family?
(a) Candelaria.
(b) Amparo.
(c) Oralia.
(d) The Grandmother.

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

7. How did Narciso attain Soledad for marriage?
(a) He asked for her father's permission.
(b) He wrote her a letter.
(c) He courted her for years.
(d) He "stole" her.

8. Whose birthday does the Grandmother make arrangements to celebrate?
(a) Maria.
(b) Celaya.
(c) Paz.
(d) Inocencio.

9. How does the Grandfather generally treat Celaya?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He tolerates her.
(c) He insults her.
(d) He is kind to her.

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

11. What nickname does Celaya's mother call Celaya?
(a) Princess.
(b) Punkin.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

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

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

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

15. The Grandmother is perpetually hungry for _______________.
(a) attention.
(b) burritos.
(c) spirituality.
(d) intellectual stimulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The shoes a person wears and ______________ showed the class of the person.

2. Where does Celaya sleep at night?

3. The Grandfather tells Celaya that he lost three ribs ___________________.

4. Where did Soledad sleep in Narciso's house?

5. Who was Narciso's mother?

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