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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 was the Awful Grandmother's father?
(a) Pasquale.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Ambrosio.

2. 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.

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

4. What was the name of Narciso's household?
(a) Fountainbleu.
(b) El Conquistador.
(c) Reyes del Castillo.
(d) Casa del Reyes.

5. What was the main plaza close to Narciso's house?
(a) Place de Tijuana.
(b) Fiesta Plaza.
(c) Rue Espanol.
(d) Zocalo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children did the person in #67 have?

3. What is the narrator's name?

4. What does the Awful Grandmother call Celaya and her cousins when they are all in the house?

5. Where does Celaya sleep at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Candelaria removed from the Reyes home?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Soledad's Aunty Fina.

7. Who is Candelaria?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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