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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic does Zoila complain to Inocencio about?
(a) Leaving dirty clothes on the floor.
(b) Not making enough money.
(c) Wanting a bigger house.
(d) Never going anywhere.

2. What was left unfinished when the Awful Grandmother's mother died?
(a) Dress.
(b) Hat.
(c) Painting.
(d) Rebozo.

3. How many children did the person in #67 have?
(a) 6.
(b) Between 16 and 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

4. What does Celaya's mother do when she jumps out of the car?
(a) Flags down a policeman.
(b) Runs as fast as she can.
(c) Hails a cab.
(d) Finds a phone booth.

5. How many children are in Celaya's family?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mole?

2. How does Candelaria return home?

3. What was Senora Regina's demeanor toward Soledad?

4. The Grandmother is perpetually hungry for _______________.

5. At what type of business do the narrator's father and uncles work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

2. What are the two criteria to determine a person's class?

3. Why does the family rely on little white lies?

4. How does the Grandmother try to hurt Mother by telling her a secret?

5. Explain the nice lifestyle shared by Uncle Baby and Aunty Ninfa.

6. Why does Celaya's afternoon out with her mother turn into a family crisis?

7. How do the family stories foreshadow what will come in the novel?

8. Describe the childhood of the Awful Grandmother and what role rebozos played in her life.

9. How was Senora Regina both kind and cruel to Soledad?

10. How does the Grandmother advise Inocencio about his hysterical wife?

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