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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens between Narciso and Soledad when Soledad gets pregnant?
(a) They break up.
(b) Soledad moves to Chicago.
(c) They get married.
(d) Narciso joins the army.

2. What is Inocencio's ultimate plan?
(a) Buy a house for his mother.
(b) Expand his business.
(c) Move back to Denver.
(d) Train his sons to take over the business.

3. What similarity do Soledad and her daughter share regarding marriage?
(a) They both married men named Miguel.
(b) They were both "stolen" away.
(c) They both wore the same dress.
(d) They both married in the same church.

4. Why does Eleuterio not approve of the relationship Narciso has with a girl in the city in #94?
(a) She has a child.
(b) She was married before.
(c) She is too young.
(d) She is half black.

5. Why does Celaya start having trouble at school?
(a) She misbehaves in class.
(b) She mentions that she is part Spanish.
(c) A bully starts picking on her.
(d) She fails three of her courses.

6. What is Narciso's father's first name?
(a) Elena.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Carmina.
(d) Eleuterio.

7. What do the doctors take from Narciso during surgery?
(a) Three ribs.
(b) His gallbladder.
(c) A tumor.
(d) His appendix.

8. Soledad's child was not happy unless he _______________.
(a) was swimming.
(b) was playing ball.
(c) was sad.
(d) was eating.

9. What is Inocencia's only daughter's name?
(a) Celaya.
(b) Esperanza.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Cochita.

10. What was the Grandmother's disposition when the family moved to Chicago?
(a) Happy.
(b) Scared.
(c) Meaner.
(d) Sad.

11. What advice is Soledad given now that she is turning into a young lady?
(a) Keep her virginity.
(b) Buy some makeup.
(c) Get regular manicures.
(d) Take an etiquette class.

12. What does Celaya tell her mother that angers her mother?
(a) Celaya is pregnant.
(b) Celaya is depressed.
(c) Celaya wrecked the car.
(d) Celaya is in love with a boy.

13. What occurred during the "Ten Tragic Days"?
(a) The city was under siege.
(b) The government blocked shipment of goods.
(c) The plage took hundreds of lives.
(d) The Reyes family was locked in the house.

14. What job did Soledad's son get in Chicago as an adult?
(a) Doorman.
(b) Bouncer.
(c) Upholsterer.
(d) Cook.

15. What happened every evening in Mexico City in 1910?
(a) Siestas.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Race riots.
(d) Boat races.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Soledad throw at Inocencio when they argue?

2. What does Celaya feel about the purchase in #137?

3. What does Soledad think when her son is born?

4. Why does the Awful Grandmother tell Celaya she needs injections?

5. What happens to Narciso one day as he is walking home?

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