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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to visit the women in the kitchen, asking for one of the daughter's hands in marriage?
(a) John
(b) Pedro
(c) Ricardo
(d) Tomas

2. Pedro sees Tita bending over the ______________ and he is mesmerized.
(a) Corn
(b) Sink
(c) Stove
(d) Grinding machine

3. Tita feels a strong love for the ______________, something which completely surprises her.
(a) Newborn
(b) Married couple
(c) Soldier
(d) Position of Mama

4. Tita's great aunt was born in ____________ and lived most of her life cooking.
(a) The kitchen
(b) The restaurant
(c) The church
(d) The bakery

5. Life is the delight of __________, according to Tita.
(a) Happiness
(b) Food
(c) Family
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. John's grandmother ended up helping his great great ________________.

2. Before the worst of the physical symptoms began, __________ left the reception.

3. Who walks in as Pedro and Tita are staring into each other's eyes?

4. Tita needs to fatten up the _______________ before she can use them in a recipe.

5. What does Mama Elena instruct to be taken away from Tita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Rosaura with her health condition a year before this wedding day?

2. What do the rebels take from the ranch, which greatly upsets Tita as they were a part of her childhood?

3. What does the reader find out about Tita's great aunt, which reveals a similarity between the two women?

4. What does Pedro share with Tita in a private moment before his wedding which makes her change her mood?

5. Why can the old Indian women and Tita speak without saying any words aloud?

6. Why does Tita wish her mother was at the wedding preparations she is working on?

7. What does the letter from Gertrudis say to Tita besides that she hopes to see her again?

8. Why do Pedro and Tita leave together when they first speak about it?

9. What happens when Gertrudis has a taste of the rose petal sauce that Tita prepares?

10. What does a person need in order to make matches for themselves?

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