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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Someone Is Coming to Take Your Lap and American Invastion of Macun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bugs swarm Esmeralda when she picked up the old floor boards?
(a) Ants.
(b) Termites.
(c) Maggots.
(d) Roaches.

2. Who is Margie?
(a) Ramona's sister.
(b) Pablo's mistress.
(c) Esmeralda's half-sister.
(d) Pablo's sister.

3. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She runs the water too hot.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(d) She touches the stove.

4. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?
(a) She tells the children it is a sign of bad things to come.
(b) She tells the children to stay inside out of the weather.
(c) She tells the children to grab pails and collect the water.
(d) She tells the children to take off their clothes and play in the rain.

5. Why does Esmeralda's mother call her Negi?
(a) She has dark skin.
(b) She has dark hair.
(c) It was her first word.
(d) It is a shortened version of her middle name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bohio?

2. When Esmeralda is living in Saturce, what nighttime sound does she miss most?

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

4. What color is Papi's skin?

5. What color butterfly does Mami swat away from her ear?

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