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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 say about the Grandmother?
(a) She is her inspiration.
(b) She is an intrusion in their lives.
(c) She is the glue that keeps the family together.
(d) She is like a mother to her.

2. What is the Awful Grandmother's name?
(a) Soledad.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Maria.
(d) Celestine.

3. What is Celaya's mother's name?
(a) Zara.
(b) Zoila.
(c) Zelda.
(d) Zoe.

4. How does the Grandfather generally treat Celaya?
(a) He is kind to her.
(b) He tolerates her.
(c) He insults her.
(d) He ignores her.

5. What did Celaya's grandmother say when Celaya's hair was chopped off as a girl?
(a) It made her look like a boy.
(b) It would help it grow back faster.
(c) She should always keep it like that.
(d) It accentuated her beautiful eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Narciso's mother?

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

3. What does Celaya's father tell the Awful Grandmother that he wants to buy for Celaya?

4. What is "feo, fuerte, y formal"?

5. What topic does Zoila complain to Inocencio about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Candelaria removed from the Reyes home?

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

4. How many children are in Celaya's family and what distinction does she have?

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

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

7. Describe Mother's hysterical fit in the car in Acapulco.

8. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

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

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

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