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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of goods does the family business in Chicago now produce?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Potato chips.
(c) Swimming pools.
(d) Plastic chairs.

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

3. What does Inocencio decide when Celaya returns home?
(a) She should go to reform school.
(b) The family should move back to Chicago.
(c) She is grounded for six months.
(d) She should get married as soon as possible.

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

5. Inocencio says that his stories about life are not stories, but rather ______________.
(a) histories.
(b) myths.
(c) fables.
(d) lies.

6. What does the Awful Grandmother agree to do?
(a) Move to a retirement community.
(b) Move to a smaller house.
(c) Move to the U.S. with her son and his family.
(d) Have knee replacement surgery.

7. Who is Soledad's daughter?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Ignacia.
(c) Fina.
(d) Cecile.

8. What illness befalls the Grandmother?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Cancer.

9. What does Inocencio buy in Texas without consulting his wife?
(a) A house.
(b) A Cadillac.
(c) A bar.
(d) A big screen TV.

10. Who takes care of the Grandmother during her illness?
(a) Celestina.
(b) Inocencio.
(c) Zoila.
(d) Celaya.

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

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

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

14. Where did Narciso live during the Mexican revolution?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Acapulco.

15. Who talks the boy in #157 out of marrying Celaya?
(a) Inocencio.
(b) Zoila.
(c) A priest.
(d) Soledad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Other than Celaya, who is Inocencio's other daughter?

3. Why is the boy in #157 talked out of marrying Celaya?

4. Whose ghost does Celaya see when she visits her father?

5. How many years did the Mexican revolution last?

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