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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. Who would Gertrudis have liked to have be able to witness her rise to her new position?
(a) Nacha
(b) Rosaura
(c) Chechna
(d) Mama

2. Gertrudis times the conversation so that Pedro will hear Tita ________________.
(a) Is in love with John
(b) Is never going to cook again
(c) Is carrying his child
(d) Is furious at him

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

4. What does Tita do that makes her run away from Mama?
(a) Scream
(b) Break a window
(c) Break the mixing bowl
(d) Flirt with Pedro

5. When Tita was a child, what was her biggest worry about the holiday she is celebrating?
(a) If Mama would yell at her
(b) If she could help in the kitchen
(c) What gifts she would receive
(d) Whether she could be a part of the ceremony

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Gertrudis come home with when she arrives back at the ranch?

3. Each person has a box of matches inside and all it takes it he right amount of _________ for them to spark.

4. Life is the delight of __________, according to Tita.

5. What does Pedro want to do in response to Tita's news to him?

(see the answer key)

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