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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. The shoes a person wears and ______________ showed the class of the person.
(a) eating.
(b) jewelry.
(c) cars.
(d) diction.

2. What luxury does Celaya's family have that makes them feel rich?
(a) A new refrigerator.
(b) Expensive furniture in the house.
(c) A used car.
(d) Three bedrooms.

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

4. Who was Narciso's mother?
(a) Senora Carlotta.
(b) Senora Carmela.
(c) Senora Maria.
(d) Senora Regina.

5. What is a standard practice of Celaya's family?
(a) Telling little white lies.
(b) Praying before dinner.
(c) Overdrawing bank accounts.
(d) Singing while cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Grandfather generally treat Celaya?

2. What does Celaya's mother tell her father when he catches her?

3. What does Celaya's mother do when she jumps out of the car?

4. What is the narrator staring at as the story opens?

5. What did Celaya's grandmother say when Celaya's hair was chopped off as a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the girl, Candelaria, pressed into service for the Grandmother?

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

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

4. What kindness does the Grandfather show Celaya when the Grandmother ridicules her for not eating the mole?

5. Why is Candelaria removed from the Reyes home?

6. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

7. What is a rebozo and what value does it have in Mexican culture?

8. Describe Celaya's house and its furnishings.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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