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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Tita asks Chechna to tell her Mama that she is not going to _____________.
(a) Cook anymore
(b) Be single forever
(c) Be mean anymore
(d) Return to the ranch

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

5. What does Pedro want to do in response to Tita's news to him?
(a) Ignore it
(b) Send Rosaura away
(c) Help her in the kitchen
(d) Run away

6. For whom is Tita making the cream fritters mentioned in the title of this chapter?
(a) Gertrudis
(b) John
(c) Pedro
(d) Rosaura

7. Who would Gertrudis have liked to have be able to witness her rise to her new position?
(a) Chechna
(b) Mama
(c) Nacha
(d) Rosaura

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

9. What does Pedro do for Tita later, though she shoos him away?
(a) Rubs her shoulders
(b) Proposes to her
(c) Serenades her
(d) Buys her a ring

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

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

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

13. What does Pedro beg Tita not to do as he is being carried away for treatment?
(a) Tell Rosaura
(b) Leave him
(c) Help him
(d) Die

14. What is Tita doing as Pedro watched her through the slats?
(a) Singing
(b) Grinding seeds
(c) Showering
(d) Cooking

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was always in the kitchen, ready to give Tita a match whenever she needed it?

2. Who used to love the tedious job of shelling these ingredients?

3. What does Tita drop as soon as she sees Rosaura watching her?

4. Who besides Tita can see Mama's ghost in the corner of the room?

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

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