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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 does John give to Tita to help her with the task he has given to her?

2. Each person has a box of matches inside and all it takes it he right amount of _________ for them to spark.

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

4. What did the Indian woman become as a result of her success with the sick relative?

5. What does Gertrudis begin to do when she tastes the sauce Tita has prepared?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tita eventually scream, sending her running up into the dovecote?

2. What has happened to Rosaura, as Tita sees after coming back from Pedro's room?

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

4. When Tita tells Rosaura that she married her boyfriend, what is Rosaura's response to this?

5. Whose wedding are Tita and Pedro at during the last chapter of the book?

6. What does Pedro bring to Tita as she is now the head cook at the ranch?

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

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

9. Why does Mama Elena burn Gertrudis' birth certificate upon hearing news of her life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pedro is one of the few male characters in this story and he doesn't seem to be a very strong one.

Part 1: Why doesn't Pedro fight to be with Tita when he asks to marry her in the beginning?

Part 2: Why does Pedro go ahead with his marriage to Rosaura?

Part 3: Do you think Pedro is a coward? Why or why not?

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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