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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. In "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap", Esmeralda sees "ribbons" hanging from the trees. What are these "ribbons"?
(a) Christmas decorations.
(b) Hair ribbons hanging to dry.
(c) Confetti from the last celebration.
(d) Pig intestines drying for sausage.

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

3. Which Puerto Rican food does the American food expert fail to recognize?
(a) Guava.
(b) Starfruit.
(c) Breadfruit.
(d) Soursop.

4. To what does Esmeralda compare Abuela's palms in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) An avocado pit.
(b) An old cloth.
(c) Leather.
(d) Butter.

5. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?
(a) A hovel.
(b) A sardine can.
(c) A lard can.
(d) An outhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Esmeralda compare Miss Jimenez's calves?

2. How many of their vocabulary words must the children use in to write their essays in "El Mangle"?

3. Esmeralda learns that all men are which of the following?

4. Which trolley stop number is Esmeralda's new home located at?

5. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?

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