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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, December, Chiles in Walnut Sauce.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Life is the delight of __________, according to Tita.
(a) Family
(b) Food
(c) Love
(d) Happiness

2. Gertrudis' body produces a __________ as she begins to feel intense feelings which are new to her.
(a) Song of joy
(b) Pink, rose-scented sweat
(c) Mist of pink
(d) Sauce from her hands

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. How many courses will be served at the wedding for which Tita and Chechna are cooking?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 4

5. How long did it take for Rosaura to lose the baby weight she had gained?
(a) One week
(b) One month
(c) Three weeks
(d) Two months

Short Answer Questions

1. A solider swoops Gertrudis up onto ______________.

2. What explodes and causes Pedro to become badly burned?

3. The heat from Gertrudis' body ignites the wood of the ___________.

4. Who does Mama say that the man can marry, as opposed to the one he wanted to marry?

5. Tita tells Pedro that the next time he falls in love, he should sprout some _____________.

(see the answer key)

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