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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, June, A Recipe for Making Matches.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nacha's role in the ranch where the women live?
(a) Wetnurse
(b) Cook
(c) Maid
(d) Gardener

2. A solider swoops Gertrudis up onto ______________.
(a) A table
(b) A tree
(c) His back
(d) His horse

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

4. What does Tita miss about the doves in the dovecote?
(a) The way they'd sit on her arms
(b) Their feathers
(c) The sight
(d) Their cooing

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will not thicken as a result of Tita's many tears?

2. What is the youngest daughter supposed to do when her Mama gets older?

3. Tita and the old woman both love the ____________ which allows them to speak without saying a word.

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

5. What is the color of the roses that Pedro brings to Tita?

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