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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Tita tells Pedro that the next time he falls in love, he should sprout some _____________.
(a) Honesty
(b) Wings
(c) Courage
(d) Guts

4. Tita's __________ become a stream of water.
(a) Stories
(b) Tears
(c) Meals
(d) Wishes

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

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

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

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

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

10. How many courses will be served at the wedding for which Tita and Chechna are cooking?
(a) 30
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 4

11. Why can Rosaura not take care of her child right now?
(a) She is recovering from surgery
(b) She ran away
(c) She is helping Tita cook
(d) She is looking for Gertrudis

12. Who does Gertrudis come home with when she arrives back at the ranch?
(a) No one
(b) A few friends
(c) Her new dog
(d) Her soliders

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

14. Who advises Tita to follow the love in her heart?
(a) John
(b) Rosaura
(c) Chechna
(d) Gertrudis

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Gertrudis now with? This is the same man that swept her off her feet a long time ago.

3. Tita wants to break the tradition her Mama started as it will affect Rosaura's ____________ if it continues.

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

5. Who does Mama Elena's ghost blame for all of the pain that has been caused in the house?

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