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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, May, Northern-Style Chorizo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. They will need 180 _________ in order to make the cake for the wedding day.
(a) Eggs
(b) Apricots
(c) Cups of sugar
(d) Bags of flour

2. What does Nacha tell Tita it is okay to do after Mama leaves?
(a) Go to Pedro
(b) Cry
(c) Let go of Pedro
(d) Kill her sister

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

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

5. Who will be furious if Tita is not found in the kitchen as she was directed to be?
(a) Pedro
(b) Mama
(c) Chechna
(d) Gertrudis

Short Answer Questions

1. Who frantically announces that Rosaura has gone into labor?

2. Who would have stolen the items in #78 if they had not killed them?

3. What does Tita discover about Nacha when she goes to her room?

4. Who walks in as Pedro and Tita are staring into each other's eyes?

5. Tita works the almonds and the ______________ for the recipe she is making.

(see the answer key)

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