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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gertrudis' new position in her life?
(a) General in the revolution
(b) Brothel owner
(c) Schoolteacher
(d) Mother

2. Where has Pedro been waiting for Tita every night since their passionate encounter?
(a) In the kitchen
(b) Outside her bedroom
(c) In the garden
(d) The storeroom

3. John is grateful to ____________ for healing Tita, as he has been unsuccessful.
(a) Nacha
(b) Gertrudis
(c) Chechna
(d) Tita

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

5. What happens to Tita once she yells at the ghost of her mother?
(a) She gives birth
(b) She feels like cooking again
(c) She is more determined to marry John
(d) She gets her period

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

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

8. What is different about the room in which Tita stores the pots?
(a) It has a low ceiling
(b) It has no windows
(c) It has three doors
(d) It is orange

9. Pedro accuses Tita of having second thoughts about him because he is now a _____________.
(a) Sick man
(b) Jealous man
(c) Married man
(d) Old man

10. Who does Chechna return to the ranch with?
(a) Pedro
(b) John
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Her husband

11. Why is Tita especially distracted when she is in the kitchen?
(a) She doesn't have the right ingredients
(b) The stove isn't working
(c) She is caring for Rosaura's baby too
(d) Pedro is there

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

13. Tita realizes her mother is ______________ as she has to ask for help from her daughter.
(a) Different
(b) Happy
(c) Scared
(d) Humiliated

14. In the end, Rosaura says that Tita cannot ______________ anymore, which causes Tita much grief.
(a) Care for her daughter
(b) Speak to her
(c) See Pedro
(d) Cook

15. What does Tita advise Rosaura to chew on before she goes to bed at night?
(a) Tobacco leaves
(b) Ginger root
(c) Peppercorns
(d) Mint leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. Tita is cooking in the kitchen because John is coming over that night to ask her what?

2. Who tells Tita he/she does not approve of her marrying John?

3. Rosaura tells Tita she has no right to have _______________.

4. Why can Rosaura not take care of her child right now?

5. How many courses will be served at the wedding for which Tita and Chechna are cooking?

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