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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shooting Stars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the nationality of Rocio's family?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Irish.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Italian.

2. What does the ashtray with cigarette butts that Nieves keeps on a shelf close to the table supposed to signify?
(a) Smoking kills.
(b) Do not smoke in this house.
(c) The last time that Rocio and Mercy's father visited them.
(d) The last time that Nieves lit up a cigarette.

3. What does Nieves do with the Christmas present that she receives from Rocio?
(a) She uses it and does not store it away.
(b) She uses it and stores it.away.
(c) She does not use it and stores it away.
(d) She does not use it nor store it away.

4. Which of the following country's poor are to receive the rummage in the living room closet in the Esquibel home?
(a) Mexico's.
(b) Guatemala's.
(c) Ecuador's.
(d) Argentina's.

5. Which of the following items does Rocio buy as a Christmas gift for her mother, Nieves?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A new purse.
(c) A cologne set.
(d) A beret.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the distant relative whom Rocio meets in the Shooting Stars section of the book?

2. Why has Rocio been more interested in knowing about one of the two wealthy sisters more than in the other?

3. What is the name of the distant relative whom Rocio meets in the Shooting Stars section of the book?

4. The loss of which of the following prompts Rocio, her sister, and her mother to grieve?

5. What type of dessert is served as part of the Esquibel's family Christmas dinner?

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