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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Angels on the Ceiling and You Don't Want to Know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tata drink beer?
(a) The beer makes her feel less lonely.
(b) The beer keeps her from thinking.
(c) The beer tastes good.
(d) The beer makes the pain in her bones less severe.

2. What is Esmeralda called when she is surprised by the pencil sharpener?
(a) A tonta.
(b) A jibara.
(c) A heathen.
(d) An idiot.

3. Who points at objects as the children sing "Pollito, chicken; gallina, hen; etc?"
(a) Esmeralda.
(b) Miss Smith.
(c) Ramona.
(d) Miss Jimenez.

4. What makes Esmeralda throw up in the cafeteria?
(a) Apple sauce.
(b) Huevos Americanos.
(c) Corn beef hash.
(d) Milk with peanut butter.

5. Who finds Esmeralda's family a cab from the airport?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Don Julio.
(c) Don Luis.
(d) Tata.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?

2. Who sends a box of clothing from New York?

3. What is wrong with the food Esmeralda eats on the plane to New York?

4. Why don't boys pay attention to Esmeralda in "Letters from New York"?

5. What do the children use to block out the sound of the bar next door?

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