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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, October, Cream Fritters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signals the presence of Mama Elena's ghost in the room with Tita?
(a) A song
(b) A bowl shatters
(c) A strong, cold gust of air
(d) An image appears in the window

2. Where does the child like to sleep when Tita is cooking?
(a) The bedroom
(b) The porch
(c) The kitchen
(d) The garden

3. Once you start chopping _____________, it is hard to stop your tears.
(a) Peppers
(b) Tomatoes
(c) Potatoes
(d) Onions

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

5. From miles away, __________ sees the rose scented cloud from Gertrudis.
(a) A solider
(b) Mama
(c) Tita
(d) Rosaura

Short Answer Questions

1. Tita refuses to throw away the ___________, and decides to use them in a recipe.

2. What does Tita give to her Mama in order to help her heal?

3. Who arrives with a pot of ox tail soup that comforts and nourishes Tita as she recovers?

4. Gertrudis' body produces a __________ as she begins to feel intense feelings which are new to her.

5. Who does Mama Elena's ghost blame for all of the pain that has been caused in the house?

(see the answer key)

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