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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 would become another child of Soledad's?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Uncle Diego.
(c) Uncle Fat-Face.
(d) Ricardo.

2. How does the little Grandfather die?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He was hit by a truck.
(d) He was shot.

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

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

5. After who/what was Inocencio's daughter named?
(a) A battle.
(b) His mother.
(c) A city.
(d) A former girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Soledad have to find her own way home in Acapulco?

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

3. Who is Soledad's daughter?

4. What year of school does Celaya enter at her new school?

5. Who gave Inocencio the money to make the purchase in #137?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret about Inocencio does Zoila tell Celaya when Inocencio is in the hospital after a heart attack?

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

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

4. Describe the chaos of the Mexican Revolution.

5. What illness befalls the Grandmother and how does the family react after her death?

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

7. What is Zoila's view on her fate as a woman, and how does she perceive her daughter?

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

9. How does the Grandmother's behavior depress Celaya?

10. What lie did Narciso tell about his three missing ribs and what is the truth of the story?

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