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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sauce from her hands
(d) Mist of pink

2. Each person has a box of matches inside and all it takes it he right amount of _________ for them to spark.
(a) Understanding
(b) Truth
(c) Heat
(d) Motivation

3. What does the old woman wear around her head?
(a) A string of feathers
(b) Thick braids
(c) A wool shawl
(d) A round hat

4. Pedro and Tita see the events of Gertrudis from __________ a distance away.
(a) The bedroom
(b) A tree
(c) The field
(d) The ranch

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

6. What does Mama Elena instruct to be taken away from Tita?
(a) Her room
(b) Her favorite cookbook
(c) The ladder
(d) Her birth certificate

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

8. Who does Pedro have a great love for, and has revealed this to someone in secret?
(a) Mama
(b) Rosaura
(c) Tita
(d) Gertrudis

9. Who does Pedro bring with him when he goes to visit the women in the kitchen?
(a) His mother
(b) His uncle
(c) His father
(d) His brother

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

11. John's grandmother ended up helping his great great ________________.
(a) Grandfather
(b) Grandmother
(c) Uncle
(d) Aunt

12. Who does Mama say that the man can marry, as opposed to the one he wanted to marry?
(a) Gertrudis
(b) Tita
(c) No one
(d) Rosaura

13. What is the color of the roses that Pedro brings to Tita?
(a) Yellow
(b) White
(c) Pink
(d) Red

14. What is one of the two physical responses the guests have when they eat the wedding cake?
(a) Bleeding
(b) Headaches
(c) Swelling
(d) Blackouts

15. What does Pedro do in order to help Rosaura with her labor?
(a) Goes to town to get a doctor
(b) Gets new bedsheets
(c) Boils water
(d) Prays

Short Answer Questions

1. Tita feels a strong love for the ______________, something which completely surprises her.

2. Where does Tita escape to after her confrontation with Mama?

3. Who comes to gather up Tita at Mama's request?

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

5. The person who comes to gather Tita finds her naked and covered in ___________ and droppings.

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