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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gertrudis runs away, _____________, in the field after the fire begins.

2. Who is now the head cook at the ranch now that the old cook is dead?

3. The doctor tells Tita that he inherited his curiosity from his __________.

4. What does Tita discover about Nacha when she goes to her room?

5. How is Tita's posture described as she is standing over the grinding machine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why won't the cake batter thicken as Tita is stirring it in preparation for the wedding of Pedro and Rosaura?

3. What does Tita ask Chechna to do for her in order to keep her at John's house?

4. Why can't Chechna deliver the message from Tita to Mama Elena as she promised to do?

5. Why does Pedro agree to marry Tita's sister Rosaura, even though he wanted to marry Tita?

6. What is Tita doing in the garden at the opening of this chapter instead of working in the kitchen?

7. What does Tita do for the child of Rosaura and Pedro which shows her love for the child?

8. Why is the pantry at the ranch suddenly severely depleted in its stock?

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

10. What are some of the features of the wedding cake Tita is making for Pedro's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Communication happens in a variety of ways in this story - sometimes through cooking, other times through words, etc.

Part 1: What is the importance of communication in this story? What does it do for the characters?

Part 2: Which type of communication do you think is the strongest form? Why?

Part 3: With all of the different forms of communication, what kinds of problems could result for the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Mama seems to have a different way of dealing with problems than others do. She seems to be a bit of a controlling woman.

Part 1: Why does Mama not want to have anything to do with Gertrudius anymore?

Part 2: Why does Mama make Tita sit up top in the empty dovecote?

Part 3: Why might Mama feel the need to be so controlling of her own daughters?

Essay Topic 3

The moods of Tita can be followed easily as one looks at the way she cooks and then doesn't cook for a period when she is sad.

Part 1: Why doesn't Tita cook in order to make herself happy?

Part 2: Why is cooking the one thing Tita enjoys doing the most in the world?

Part 3: Why doesn't Tita want to cook once Pedro is gone?

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