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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. One of Inocencio's friends convinces the Grandmother and Inocencio that _______________ is the place to be.
(a) San Antionio.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

2. Why does Eleuterio not approve of the relationship Narciso has with a girl in the city in #94?
(a) She is half black.
(b) She was married before.
(c) She is too young.
(d) She has a child.

3. Who talks the boy in #157 out of marrying Celaya?
(a) A priest.
(b) Zoila.
(c) Inocencio.
(d) Soledad.

4. With whom had Inocencio had an affair at one time?
(a) Carlotta.
(b) Anna Maria.
(c) Amparo.
(d) Eileen.

5. Who is the friend who takes Celaya under her wing?
(a) Martina.
(b) Viva.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Isabel.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does the family move?

2. What does the Awful Grandmother agree to do?

3. Why is the boy in #157 talked out of marrying Celaya?

4. Who takes Soledad's part and stands up for her in the story?

5. Why does the Awful Grandmother tell Celaya she needs injections?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Celaya learn about herself as a freshman, and who is the friend who takes her under her wing?

3. What role does storytelling play in the family's life?

4. What are the conditions under which Inocencio is able to buy the San Antonio house?

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

6. What advice does Narciso's father give him regarding Soledad?

7. What type of child was Inocencio?

8. Describe the chaos of the Mexican Revolution.

9. What were the "Ten Tragic Days"?

10. How does Inocencio attain his profession of upholsterer?

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