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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Mama when the rebels attack her house?
(a) She is raped
(b) She is killed
(c) She is arrested
(d) She is injured, paralyzed from the waist down

3. Who is the bride at the wedding celebration?
(a) Tita
(b) Elena
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Esperanza

4. What has happened to Rosaura since the birth of her baby girl?
(a) She has left Pedro
(b) She has gained a lot of weight
(c) She has lost a lot of weight
(d) She has twisted her ankle

5. What is Pedro's reaction to the news Gertrudis forces him to hear from Tita?
(a) Sad
(b) Confused
(c) Pleased
(d) Angry

6. Who tells Tita he/she does not approve of her marrying John?
(a) Gertrudis
(b) Mama
(c) Rosaura
(d) Pedro

7. What signals the presence of Mama Elena's ghost in the room with Tita?
(a) A bowl shatters
(b) A song
(c) An image appears in the window
(d) A strong, cold gust of air

8. Whose entrance helps to sweep away the ghost of Mama Elena?
(a) Rosaura
(b) Pedro
(c) Chechna
(d) Gertrudis

9. When Gertrudis and her family arrive for the wedding, who is driving the car?
(a) Juan
(b) Her son
(c) Ricardo
(d) Gertrudis

10. Pedro senses Tita's _____________ to get back down to the kitchen.
(a) Impatience
(b) Desire
(c) Longing
(d) Need

11. What explodes and causes Pedro to become badly burned?
(a) Car engine
(b) Hot water heater
(c) Stove
(d) Oil lamp

12. Who does Mama Elena's ghost blame for all of the pain that has been caused in the house?
(a) Gertrudis
(b) Pedro
(c) Tita
(d) Rosaura

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

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

15. Tita worries that the accident didn't just affect Pedro's skin, but also his ___________.
(a) Lungs
(b) Heart
(c) Mind
(d) Fertility

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Chechna as she goes to talk to Mama?

2. What does Tita give to her Mama in order to help her heal?

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

4. What are the guests filled with as they eat the food served at this wedding?

5. Who arrives with a pot of ox tail soup that comforts and nourishes Tita as she recovers?

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