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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 nationality is Aunty Ninfa?
(a) British.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Cuban.
(d) Italian.

2. Which of Celaya's cousins seems to always get upset at the family gatherings?
(a) Maria.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Antonieta.

3. Who owns the house in Acapulco?
(a) Catita.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Maria.
(d) Penelope.

4. Why is the Grandmother rude to the townspeople while on vacation?
(a) Because they are uneducated.
(b) Because they don't speak Spanish.
(c) Because of the color of their skin.
(d) Because they don't own homes.

5. What nickname does Celaya's mother call Celaya?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Princess.
(c) Punkin.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a rebozo?

2. Who is Celaya's father?

3. What shape is the house the family stays in in Acapulco?

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

5. What was left unfinished when the Awful Grandmother's mother died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Awful Grandmother's life after her mother died.

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

5. Describe Narciso Reyes.

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

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

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

9. Describe Celaya's house and its furnishings.

10. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

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