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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, July, Ox-Tail Soup.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Chechna as she goes to talk to Mama?
(a) She gets lost
(b) She is raped
(c) She is killed
(d) Pedro stops her

2. What does John ask Tita to do for him in order to help him understand why she doesn't speak?
(a) Sing
(b) Talk
(c) Cook
(d) Write on the wall

3. How is Tita's posture described as she is standing over the grinding machine?
(a) Erotic
(b) Heavy
(c) Spastic
(d) Ungraceful

4. Who frantically announces that Rosaura has gone into labor?
(a) Tita
(b) Pedro
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Mama

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To prepare the little cardboard strips to become matches, they should be coated with potassium nitrate and ____________.

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

3. Tita realizes her mother is ______________ as she has to ask for help from her daughter.

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

5. What does John give to Tita to help her with the task he has given to her?

(see the answer key)

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