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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a rebozo?
(a) A shawl.
(b) A weapon.
(c) A spice.
(d) A carriage.

5. How does the Awful Grandmother generally treat Celaya?
(a) She insults her.
(b) She indulges her.
(c) She coddles her.
(d) She delights in her.

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

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

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

9. With whom was the Awful Grandmother sent to live after her mother died?
(a) Aunty Fina.
(b) Aunty Maria.
(c) Aunty Lucia.
(d) Uncle Gomez.

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

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

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

13. Candelaria made a ____________ for Celaya that falls into the water.
(a) hat.
(b) bracelet.
(c) flower.
(d) necklace.

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

15. What is the Grandfather's name?
(a) Pasquale.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Narciso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mole?

2. What topic does Zoila complain to Inocencio about?

3. What is the Awful Grandmother's name?

4. What does Celaya's mother do when she jumps out of the car?

5. What does the Grandmother say about Zoira to Inocencia?

(see the answer keys)

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