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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) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Cuban.
(d) British.

2. Where did Soledad sleep in Narciso's house?
(a) In the sleeping porch.
(b) In the shed.
(c) In a guest bedroom.
(d) On a cot in the pantry.

3. Mexico City is called the _______________ of the New World.
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rio.

4. With whom was the Awful Grandmother sent to live after her mother died?
(a) Aunty Maria.
(b) Uncle Gomez.
(c) Aunty Fina.
(d) Aunty Lucia.

5. What is a chillona?
(a) A tattletale.
(b) A wimp.
(c) A hero.
(d) A crybaby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Narciso's mother?

2. Where does Inocencio decide to take his family?

3. What is a rebozo?

4. When the Awful Grandmother was a young girl, her family made ________________.

5. What is "gente adinerada"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Candelaria removed from the Reyes home?

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

5. How was Senora Regina both kind and cruel to Soledad?

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

7. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

8. Who is Candelaria?

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

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

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