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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. Soledad's child was not happy unless he _______________.
(a) was eating.
(b) was playing ball.
(c) was swimming.
(d) was sad.

2. Who gave Inocencio the money to make the purchase in #137?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Soledad.
(c) Narciso.
(d) Fr. Gomez.

3. Who is the boy that Celaya runs away with?
(a) Juan.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Jose.

4. What year of school does Celaya enter at her new school?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Ninth grade.

5. The Awful Grandmother's stories are all about _________________________.
(a) her love of cooking.
(b) her dreams of a better life for her family.
(c) her dead husband.
(d) making people feel sorry for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not pleased that Narciso is having sex with Soledad when they are not married?

2. With which son does the Grandmother live in Chicago?

3. To what city does Viva want to move and take Celaya with her?

4. Who took Soledad's place in Inocencio's heart?

5. Whose ghost does Celaya see when she visits her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though they both had behaved inappropriately, how did Narciso save Inocencio from a fate similar to his own?

2. Describe Celaya's encounter with the Grandmother's ghost in Inocencio's hospital room.

3. How does Fina feel about her mother, Soledad, after her father dies?

4. What position does Soledad take regarding her life when her son is born?

5. What are the emotional reasons that Soledad hates Celaya?

6. What are the Grandmother's real intentions regarding the house in San Antonio?

7. What is the Grandmother's demeanor in Chicago and why does she not buy her own home?

8. Why does Celaya want to leave school and what is her father's response to her idea?

9. What type of child was Inocencio?

10. What advice did people give Soledad about taking care of herself as a young woman?

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