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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. Who is the helper of the Awful Grandmother who threatens to quit?
(a) Maria.
(b) Esther.
(c) Orlia.
(d) Cecilia.

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

3. What seems to run rampant in the community?
(a) Theft.
(b) Drug use.
(c) Sexual abuse.
(d) Murder.

4. Why is the Awful Grandmother angry at Celaya's mother?
(a) She tore the silk rebozo.
(b) She flirted with the neighbor man.
(c) She ate at a restaurant.
(d) She wrecked the family car.

5. What shape is the house the family stays in in Acapulco?
(a) Round.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Boat-shaped.
(d) Octagonal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Celaya's cousins seems to always get upset at the family gatherings?

2. Who invites herself to go on the trip with Inocencio and his family?

3. The Grandfather tells Celaya that he lost three ribs ___________________.

4. How many children are in Celaya's family?

5. What topic does Zoila complain to Inocencio about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Candelaria?

5. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

6. Where does Inocencio take the family for a holiday, and who complicates the situation by inviting herself to go along?

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

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

9. Describe Narciso Reyes.

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

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