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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, September, Chocolate and Three Kings' Day Bread.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To prepare the little cardboard strips to become matches, they should be coated with potassium nitrate and ____________.
(a) Gunpowder
(b) Magnesium
(c) Water
(d) Salt

2. What color do the roses Pedro brings to Tita turn when she holds them?
(a) Yellow
(b) Pink
(c) White
(d) Red

3. What does Gertrudis begin to do when she tastes the sauce Tita has prepared?
(a) Speak in tongues
(b) Sweat
(c) Jump up and down
(d) Laugh

4. John's grandmother ended up helping his great great ________________.
(a) Aunt
(b) Grandmother
(c) Uncle
(d) Grandfather

5. What does the old woman wear around her head?
(a) A string of feathers
(b) A round hat
(c) A wool shawl
(d) Thick braids

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosaura ask Tita for help with when she enters the kitchen?

2. What is the color of the roses that Pedro brings to Tita?

3. The heat from Gertrudis' body ignites the wood of the ___________.

4. Gertrudis runs away, _____________, in the field after the fire begins.

5. Who would Gertrudis have liked to have be able to witness her rise to her new position?

(see the answer key)

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