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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocking news about Inocencio does Zoila tell Celaya?
(a) He never graduated high school.
(b) He spent time in prison.
(c) He had a daughter with another woman.
(d) He has a terminal disease.

2. Why does Narciso need surgery?
(a) He broke his knee.
(b) He has a heart problem.
(c) He has a collapsed lung.
(d) He was shot.

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

4. Why does Soledad want her baby to be a boy?
(a) So he won't have the pain a woman has in life.
(b) So she can love him the way the Virgin Mary loved Jesus.
(c) So that she can raise a good man for the world.
(d) So Narciso will be pleased with her.

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

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

7. Why does the Awful Grandmother tell Celaya she needs injections?
(a) To get rid of her wrinkles.
(b) Because she looks like a boy.
(c) Because she is too fat.
(d) To get shiny hair.

8. What does the Grandmother think is wrong with the neighborhoods where she could afford to buy a house in Chicago?
(a) They are too close to the "L".
(b) They are too close to the interstate.
(c) They are filled with low-class Mexicans.
(d) They are in the inner city.

9. Who is the boy that Celaya runs away with?
(a) Jose.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Juan.
(d) Miguel.

10. Why does Soledad's daughter hate her?
(a) She did not support her career.
(b) She was not supportive of her marriage.
(c) She belittled her in front of people.
(d) She prevented her from going to college.

11. What does Soledad think when her son is born?
(a) She is terrified about being a mother.
(b) No one will ever come between her and her son.
(c) She had really wanted a daughter.
(d) She cannot wait to have another baby.

12. Who is the friend who takes Celaya under her wing?
(a) Celeste.
(b) Viva.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Martina.

13. How does the Grandmother calm her nerves?
(a) Working in the garden.
(b) Going for a brisk walk.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Braiding and unbraiding the strands of her rebozo.

14. How did Zoila consider killing the Grandmother?
(a) Poisoning her food.
(b) Smothering her with a pillow.
(c) Pushing her down the stairs.
(d) Taking away her oxygen.

15. To what did Soledad's child devote his time?
(a) Playing the guitar.
(b) Reading.
(c) Daydreaming.
(d) Watching television.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celaya's father liken to a Mexican girl becoming a prostitute?

2. What year of school does Celaya enter at her new school?

3. Where did Narciso live during the Mexican revolution?

4. Who nurses Narciso when he returns home?

5. What type of goods does the family business in Chicago now produce?

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