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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Angels on the Ceiling and You Don't Want to Know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Papi do shortly after the family moves to New York without him?
(a) Gets married.
(b) Finds permanent work.
(c) Dies.
(d) Disownes Esmeralda.

2. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?
(a) Mud.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Oil.
(d) Water.

3. How many of their vocabulary words must the children use in to write their essays in "El Mangle"?
(a) No more than 5 vocabulary words.
(b) All of the vocabulary words.
(c) 3-4 vocabulary words.
(d) At least 5 vocabulary words.

4. What does Esmeralda do to make life in El Mangle more pleasant?
(a) Esmeralda buries her sorrows in school work.
(b) Esmeralda makes lots of new friends.
(c) Esmeralda sneaks home.
(d) Esmeralda draws pictures of nature.

5. What skill does Abuela teach Esmeralda?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Needlepoint.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Rolling pastries.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mami returns from New York, what color are her fingernails painted?

2. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?

3. Where does Mami go to visit the ailing Francisco?

4. What is the closest city to Macun?

5. What happens when Esmeralda walks home with Johannes?

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