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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 in the inner city.
(c) They are filled with low-class Mexicans.
(d) They are too close to the interstate.

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

3. Who attended Soledad when she delivered her baby?
(a) A doctor.
(b) Regina.
(c) Narciso.
(d) A midwife.

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

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

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

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

8. How does the little Grandfather die?
(a) He was hit by a truck.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He had cancer.

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

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

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

12. Where does Celaya run away with the boy in #157?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Montana.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

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

14. What is the demeanor of Soldedad's child?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Very sad.
(c) Calm.
(d) Boisterous.

15. What does Celaya feel about the purchase in #137?
(a) It has potential.
(b) It is ugly.
(c) It is a dream.
(d) It is perfect.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Grandmother try to edge her way back into Inocencio's life?

3. What illness befalls the Grandmother?

4. How does Narciso later say he lost the body part in #92?

5. What illness besets Inocencio?

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