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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: "There Was an Old Woman...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does she warn Nenny and Esperanza to stay away from?
(a) Titus.
(b) Louie and his cousin.
(c) Sally’s father.
(d) Joe, the baby-grabber.

2. At the end of this vignette she uses a metaphor to compare herself to a what?
(a) A rushing river.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A red balloon.
(d) An anchor.

3. Who lives below Meme in a basement apartment?
(a) Lucy and Rachel.
(b) Joe, the baby grabber.
(c) Edna and Ruthie.
(d) Louie’s family.

4. Where does Louie’s cousin take them on their ride in the Cadillac?
(a) To town.
(b) To the countryside.
(c) Around the block.
(d) To the beach.

5. Who drives up in a great big yellow Cadillac?
(a) Louie.
(b) Meme Ortiz.
(c) Marin and her boyfriend.
(d) Louie’s other older, boy cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Vargas kids are without respect for _________?

2. What happens to Angel Vargas?

3. What did Esperanza’s family buy from Gil’s Furniture?

4. Whom does she describe as best friends?

5. What does Nenny want to buy, but Gil tells her it is not for sale?

(see the answer key)

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