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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. Why is Tita especially distracted when she is in the kitchen?
(a) She is caring for Rosaura's baby too
(b) Pedro is there
(c) The stove isn't working
(d) She doesn't have the right ingredients

2. The heat from Gertrudis' body ignites the wood of the ___________.
(a) Hallway
(b) Kitchen
(c) Bedroom
(d) Tub

3. Who does Gertrudis come home with when she arrives back at the ranch?
(a) Her new dog
(b) A few friends
(c) Her soliders
(d) No one

4. What does Tita use to help fatten up the main ingredient for her recipe?
(a) Almonds
(b) Walnuts
(c) Sunflower seeds
(d) Pecans

5. The cake has ____________ filling and meringue frosting on it.
(a) Apricot
(b) Mango
(c) Cherry
(d) Apple

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mama Elena decide she wants Tita taken?

2. Who is now the head cook at the ranch now that the old cook is dead?

3. What is Tita looking for when she is wandering around the garden at the beginning of the chapter?

4. Where does John end up taking Tita instead of to the asylum?

5. John realizes that Tita's ___________ are wet and that he needs to dry them slowly.

(see the answer key)

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