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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 42: "Alicia & I Talking on Edna's Steps".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits Earl on a regular basis?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Different women, presumably prostitutes.

2. What is Nenny’s full name?
(a) Natalia.
(b) Nanette.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Macarena.

3. Who tells Esperanza, “I could have been somebody”?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her Aunt Lupe.
(d) Sally.

4. Who helps her disguise her wounds?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her father.
(c) Esperanza.
(d) Her mother.

5. How does she describe Nenny’s hair?
(a) As fluffy.
(b) As furry.
(c) As wet.
(d) As slippery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sally do before she goes home?

2. Esperanza reads that Eskimos have thirty different names for what?

3. What/who goes with Earl everywhere?

4. What has Esperanza’s mother forgotten to buy?

5. A house. What does Esperanza see that reminds her of Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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