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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. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?
(a) The diagram of the mouth.
(b) The snake.
(c) The food pyramid.
(d) The image of the human heart.

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

3. What time do Esmeralda's classes begin in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 9:40.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 8:15.
(d) 7:30.

4. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?
(a) Olives and roses.
(b) Soap and rice.
(c) Cedar and smoke.
(d) Oregano and wood smoke.

5. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Margie?

2. Where do the children sleep?

3. What kind of math problem is Esmeralda called to the board to solve?

4. What does Dona Andrea pour over Esmeralda's cereal?

5. In "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap", Esmeralda sees "ribbons" hanging from the trees. What are these "ribbons"?

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