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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 job did Soledad's son get in Chicago as an adult?
(a) Cook.
(b) Upholsterer.
(c) Doorman.
(d) Bouncer.

2. What is Inocencio's ultimate plan?
(a) Move back to Denver.
(b) Expand his business.
(c) Buy a house for his mother.
(d) Train his sons to take over the business.

3. Who took Soledad's place in Inocencio's heart?
(a) Celine.
(b) Paloma.
(c) Vivienne.
(d) Celaya.

4. To what city does the family move?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Portland.
(d) Des Moines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Eleuterio's father forced him to do the right thing?

2. Who takes care of the Grandmother during her illness?

3. Who is the boy that Celaya runs away with?

4. Soledad's child was not happy unless he _______________.

5. What is Narciso's interest in Soledad at this point?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of child was Inocencio?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were the "Ten Tragic Days"?

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

(see the answer keys)

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