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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. Pedro sees Tita bending over the ______________ and he is mesmerized.

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

3. Tita's great aunt reportedly also cried a lot, even when she was in the ____________.

4. What is Nacha's role in the ranch where the women live?

5. John dresses Tita like ____________ and bathes her as she recovers.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tita do in order to trick the child into sleeping in her own room instead of in the kitchen?

2. What does Tita tell Pedro after he expressed his displeasure in her marriage choice?

3. What does Pedro say to Tita when they are dancing together, making her cry?

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

5. What had John's grandmother told him about people and what it meant that they had a box of matches inside?

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

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

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

9. What does Rosaura ask Tita to help her with after the birth of her child?

10. What is the occasion Tita is preparing the turkeys for?

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

Each of the sisters in this story seem to enter into vastly different lives as the story moves on.

Part 1: Compare and contrast Tita's life with Gertrudius' life.

Part 2: Compare and contrast Tita's life with Rosaura's life.

Part 3: Why do you think all of the sisters turned out so differently?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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