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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. Who was the Awful Grandmother's father?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Pasquale.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Ambrosio.

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

8. What is Celaya's mother's name?
(a) Zoe.
(b) Zoila.
(c) Zelda.
(d) Zara.

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

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

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

12. What topic does Zoila complain to Inocencio about?
(a) Not making enough money.
(b) Wanting a bigger house.
(c) Never going anywhere.
(d) Leaving dirty clothes on the floor.

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

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

15. What is mole?
(a) Spy.
(b) Shawl.
(c) Spicy pork dish.
(d) Hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Awful Grandmother's mother was able to create _____________ like no one else could.

2. What does Celaya's mother say about the Grandmother?

3. How many children did the person in #67 have?

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

5. What seems to run rampant in the community?

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