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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Awful Grandmother think that Celaya's father should give the item in #25 to her and not to Celaya?
(a) She likes to dress up.
(b) She is old enough to drive.
(c) She understands the value of the item.
(d) She goes out more.

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

3. What does Celaya's mother tell her father when he catches her?
(a) She doesn't want to go home yet.
(b) Their marriage is over.
(c) She has fallen in love with someone else.
(d) She has a bad migraine.

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

5. How many children did the person in #67 have?
(a) 12.
(b) Between 16 and 18.
(c) 6.
(d) 13.

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

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

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

9. To what does Celaya compare the color of the skin of Candelaria?
(a) Bittersweet chocolate.
(b) Caramel.
(c) Honey.
(d) Milk.

10. What nationality is Aunty Ninfa?
(a) Cuban.
(b) British.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

13. What was the name of Narciso's household?
(a) El Conquistador.
(b) Casa del Reyes.
(c) Reyes del Castillo.
(d) Fountainbleu.

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

15. What does Celaya's mother say about the Grandmother?
(a) She is like a mother to her.
(b) She is the glue that keeps the family together.
(c) She is an intrusion in their lives.
(d) She is her inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Candelaria left while on the family trip?

2. Who is frightened of the water in Acapulco?

3. The Grandmother is perpetually hungry for _______________.

4. Where does Inocencio decide to take his family?

5. How many children did Senora Regina have?

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