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

2. What does Soledad throw at Inocencio when they argue?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A pan.
(d) A rock.

3. In what year did the Mexican revolution begin?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1911.

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

5. Why is the boy in #157 talked out of marrying Celaya?
(a) She is too young.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has had an abortion.
(d) She is not a pure girl.

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

7. The Awful Grandmother's stories are all about _________________________.
(a) making people feel sorry for her.
(b) her dreams of a better life for her family.
(c) her dead husband.
(d) her love of cooking.

8. What stipulation comes along with the purchase in #137?
(a) High interest payments.
(b) Grandmother will live with the family.
(c) Long hours of work.
(d) Family budget cuts.

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

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

11. Who takes Soledad's part and stands up for her in the story?
(a) Eleuterio.
(b) Jiminez.
(c) Narciso.
(d) Regina.

12. How had Eleuterio's father forced him to do the right thing?
(a) He had to get an education.
(b) He had to stop drinking.
(c) He had to get a job.
(d) He had to marry Regina.

13. What does Narciso do when he travels so much for work?
(a) He becomes homesick.
(b) He gets Frequent Flyer points.
(c) He has an affair.
(d) He writes many letters.

14. How does the Grandmother try to edge her way back into Inocencio's life?
(a) Making rebozos for his wife and daughter.
(b) Paying for Celaya's braces.
(c) Giving him the down payment for the house.
(d) Paying his health insurance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Soledad want her baby to be a boy?

2. Who is not pleased that Narciso is having sex with Soledad when they are not married?

3. To what city does Viva want to move and take Celaya with her?

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

5. Inocencio says that his stories about life are not stories, but rather ______________.

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