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

2. What is a rebozo?
(a) A shawl.
(b) A weapon.
(c) A carriage.
(d) A spice.

3. With whom was the Awful Grandmother sent to live after her mother died?
(a) Aunty Lucia.
(b) Aunty Fina.
(c) Uncle Gomez.
(d) Aunty Maria.

4. Whose birthday does the Grandmother make arrangements to celebrate?
(a) Paz.
(b) Celaya.
(c) Maria.
(d) Inocencio.

5. What does the Awful Grandmother call Celaya and her cousins when they are all in the house?
(a) Hey You.
(b) Al Tu.
(c) The gang.
(d) Et Tu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children wear at the beach to protect their skin?

2. What is a standard practice of Celaya's family?

3. What is a symbol of class and better breeding in Mexico?

4. What nationality is Aunty Ninfa?

5. The Awful Grandmother's mother was able to create _____________ like no one else could.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Soledad find the man she would marry?

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

3. What does the family do when they arrive in Acapulco?

4. To what location did Celaya's family travel each year and why did they travel as a family?

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

6. How is the Grandmother conflicted by what she wants for her family and what she is physically able to provide?

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

8. Who are Celaya's father and two uncles and what type of business do they have in Chicago?

9. Who is Antonieta Araceli and how do the cousins upset her?

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

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