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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. When Mami was fed up with Papi, where does she go?
(a) Macun.
(b) Saturce.
(c) La Parada.
(d) Nuevo York.

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

3. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?
(a) She expects that they will be lazy.
(b) She expects that they will often be drunk.
(c) She expects that they will cheat on their wives.
(d) She expects that they will squander their money.

4. What kind of music does Papi hum while he works?
(a) The rhythms of American rock 'n roll.
(b) His favorite chachacha.
(c) The melody of rythm and blues.
(d) The words to famous boleros.

5. What did Esmeralda volunteer to do at school?
(a) Arrange the classroom.
(b) Watch younger children after school.
(c) Scold misbehaving children.
(d) Prepare food for the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esmeralda learns that which of the following is something reciprocally exchanged between adults?

2. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?

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

4. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. colony?

5. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?

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