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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: "Chanclas".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nenny want to buy, but Gil tells her it is not for sale?
(a) A shawl.
(b) A music box.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) A typewriter.

2. How many steps are in the front of Meme’s house?
(a) 21.
(b) 41.
(c) 32.
(d) 10.

3. What does she plan on doing as soon as she gets back to P.R.?
(a) Teach elementary school.
(b) Marry her boyfriend.
(c) Attend university.
(d) Have more children.

4. Why is Esperanza sent to school with a rice sandwich?
(a) Her brother is playing a trick on her.
(b) The family doesn’t have any meat.
(c) Her mother thinks that rice is the most nutritious thing to eat.
(d) This is what her family likes to eat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the winner?

2. Why do they want five dollars from Esperanza?

3. What does Esperanza’s name mean in English?

4. Where does Marin’s boyfriend live?

5. What kind of dog does Meme have?

(see the answer key)

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