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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rosaura doesn't care who Pedro chooses to be with at night, but she will remain ____________ in the house.
(a) His wife
(b) In charge
(c) At his side
(d) The Mama

2. Where does the child like to sleep when Tita is cooking?
(a) The porch
(b) The bedroom
(c) The garden
(d) The kitchen

3. What do Tita and Chechna put into a cool room until the next day's celebration?
(a) Chiles
(b) Turkey
(c) Wedding cake
(d) Tostadas

4. Mama Elena finally gives in as they have run out of ___________ to hire.
(a) Doctors
(b) Cooks
(c) Maids
(d) Nurses

5. What does Tita put into the room with the baby to help her finally fall asleep?
(a) Incense
(b) A set of windchimes
(c) Mole
(d) A candle

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

7. What do Esperanza and Alex find under of foot of ashes when they return from their trip?
(a) A note
(b) Pedro and Tita
(c) The family cookbook
(d) A single rose

8. What does Rosaura ask Tita for help with when she enters the kitchen?
(a) Caring for her child
(b) Making a bread
(c) Dealing with Pedro's moods
(d) The diet John has put her on

9. Who arrives with a pot of ox tail soup that comforts and nourishes Tita as she recovers?
(a) Chechna
(b) John
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Mama

10. What has been severely depleted by the troops that were staying at the ranch?
(a) Pantry
(b) Tita
(c) Water
(d) The garden

11. Chechna decides to tell Mama that she found Tita as a _________ and that has made Tita worry about her worth.
(a) Maid
(b) Beggar
(c) Teacher
(d) Prostitute

12. Who has written a letter to Tita, thanking her for the clothes?
(a) Rosaura
(b) Mama
(c) Getrudis
(d) Pedro

13. What happens to Chechna as she goes to talk to Mama?
(a) She is raped
(b) Pedro stops her
(c) She gets lost
(d) She is killed

14. What is Mama afraid Tita is trying to do to her as she is recuperating?
(a) Help her
(b) Get back at her
(c) Make her worse
(d) Poison her

15. Tita is cooking in the kitchen because John is coming over that night to ask her what?
(a) To have his child
(b) To move in with him
(c) For her hand in marriage
(d) To meet his son

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tita especially distracted when she is in the kitchen?

2. John is grateful to ____________ for healing Tita, as he has been unsuccessful.

3. What was the room in #130 originally used for before Tita used it for storage?

4. Who advises Tita to follow the love in her heart?

5. What does Tita advise Rosaura to chew on before she goes to bed at night?

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