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

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

3. What is the celebration for which Tita is cooking in the kitchen? The celebration of the ____________.

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

5. Who comes to visit the women in the kitchen, asking for one of the daughter's hands in marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the solider do when he finally sees Gertrudis running naked in the field?

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

3. How does Tita plan to fatten up the turkeys for the meal she wishes to prepare?

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

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

6. Why can't Tita be the daughter to marry Pedro, according to the rules of Mama Elena?

7. What does Tita decide to do with the roses that she has received?

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

9. Where does John the doctor end up taking Tita after bringing her from her home?

10. Why has Tita lost her interest in cooking at this time of the book, causing her to avoid her kitchen duties?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

It seems to be the ritual of the food preparation that reaches the core of Tita.

Part 1: In what ways is Tita a better person when she cooks rather than when she is not cooking?

Part 2: Describe some of the rituals that Tita employs when she cooks for the others.

Part 3: Why does Tita need to have the ritual of cooking in her life? What does it provide for her?

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