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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. ___________ does not know about the doctor and his feelings for one of the daughters, even though this character would want to.
(a) Rosaura
(b) Chechna
(c) Mama Elena
(d) Gertrudis

2. What is Tita's reaction to the private conversation between her and Pedro?
(a) She is even more sad
(b) She is confused
(c) She is angry
(d) She is happy

3. Where does John end up taking Tita instead of to the asylum?
(a) The convent
(b) The church
(c) His home
(d) Back home

4. What is the second main physical response the guests have after eating the wedding cake?
(a) Heart attacks
(b) Laughing
(c) Intense anger
(d) Vomiting

5. What does Tita do for the child when the mother is unable to do so?
(a) Breastfeeds him
(b) Rocks him to sleep
(c) Changes his clothes
(d) Sings to him

Short Answer Questions

1. The solider and Gertrudis _____________ without breaking the stride of his horse.

2. What color do the roses Pedro brings to Tita turn when she holds them?

3. Every person but ________ has fallen under a spell at the wedding.

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

5. The heat from Gertrudis' body ignites the wood of the ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't Tita upset about the frying of her little sausage creatures during the holiday season?

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

3. Why is Tita frantic as she is preparing the meal for the evening when John is coming over?

4. What does Chechna say she will tell Mama about Tita's idea about not coming home?

5. What does Pedro do after he announces that Rosaura has gone into labor?

6. What is Rosaura's health problem since giving birth to her baby girl?

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

8. What does Nacha tell Tita to do after her mother leaves the kitchen, even though her mother told her not to?

9. What does Pedro say when Tita tells him that she is actually not pregnant, as she once believed.

10. Why do Pedro and Tita's eyes meet for an eternity in the kitchen as she is cooking another meal?

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