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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the groom at the wedding celebration?
(a) Juan
(b) Alex
(c) John
(d) Pedro

3. What does Tita drop as soon as she sees Rosaura watching her?
(a) Her handkerchief
(b) Pedro's hand
(c) Her ring
(d) The pot

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

5. Gertrudis times the conversation so that Pedro will hear Tita ________________.
(a) Is furious at him
(b) Is carrying his child
(c) Is never going to cook again
(d) Is in love with John

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

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

8. Who is traveling with John in order to meet Tita as well?
(a) His father
(b) His brother Bill
(c) His mother
(d) His Aunt Mary

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

10. What does Pedro tell Tita he wants for their life together, which makes her cry?
(a) He wants to move away
(b) He wants to build her a kitchen
(c) He wants to have a child with her
(d) He wants to start over

11. In the end, Tita realizes she must ___________________ with John.
(a) Have a baby
(b) Still try to live
(c) Break off the engagement
(d) Run away

12. Tita wants to break the tradition her Mama started as it will affect Rosaura's ____________ if it continues.
(a) Happiness
(b) Daughter
(c) Son
(d) Marriage

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

14. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tita once she yells at the ghost of her mother?

2. What does Pedro want to do in response to Tita's news to him?

3. When Tita was a child, what was her biggest worry about the holiday she is celebrating?

4. Whose entrance helps to sweep away the ghost of Mama Elena?

5. What do Esperanza and Alex find under of foot of ashes when they return from their trip?

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