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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through El Mangle and Letters From New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she first arrived in El Mangle, why wouldn't Esmeralda drink water?
(a) Esmeralda was on a thirst strike.
(b) Esmeralda feared it came from the lagoon.
(c) Esmeralda developed a taste for cafe con leche.
(d) Esmeralda learned about parasites in school.

2. What color are Nicasia's eyes?
(a) One is green and one is brown.
(b) Brown with yellow flecks.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

3. What is a jamona?
(a) A witch.
(b) An outcast.
(c) An unmarried woman.
(d) A ham.

4. What natural phenomenon opens "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A fire.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A hurricane.

5. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?
(a) Dial.
(b) Dove.
(c) Palmolive.
(d) Irish Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mavi, the beverage that Papi makes in "Mami Gets a Job"?

2. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?

3. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?

4. Where does Tata live?

5. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?

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