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

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

3. How many children did Senora Regina have?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

5. Who is married to Uncle Fat Face?
(a) Aunt Maria.
(b) Aunt Cecile.
(c) Aunty Tia.
(d) Aunty Licha.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Awful Grandmother generally treat Celaya?

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

3. Why does Celaya's grandmother say Celaya could not appreciate a silk rebozo?

4. Who was the Awful Grandmother's father?

5. What was Senora Regina's demeanor toward Soledad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are the circumstances that have Soledad moving into the Reyes household with Narciso's family?

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

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

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

9. Describe Narciso Reyes.

10. Why is Candelaria removed from the Reyes home?

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