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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) One week
(b) Two months
(c) Three weeks
(d) One month

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

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

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

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

6. What are the guests filled with as they eat the food served at this wedding?
(a) Passion
(b) Guilt
(c) Grief
(d) Sadness

7. Who was always in the kitchen, ready to give Tita a match whenever she needed it?
(a) Pedro
(b) John
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Rosaura

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

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

10. Who besides Tita can see Mama's ghost in the corner of the room?
(a) Pedro
(b) John
(c) Rosaura
(d) The dog

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

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

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

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

15. What does Tita give to her Mama in order to help her heal?
(a) Medicine
(b) Special herbs
(c) Gifts
(d) Nourishing food

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pedro do for Tita later, though she shoos him away?

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

3. What does Pedro tell Tita he wants for their life together, which makes her cry?

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

5. Chechna decides to tell Mama that she found Tita as a _________ and that has made Tita worry about her worth.

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