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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. To what does Esmeralda compare Miss Jimenez's calves?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Toothpicks.
(c) Chicken Drumsticks.
(d) Celery sticks.

2. Why wouldn't a mugger find money in Mami's purse?
(a) Mami carried cash in her bra.
(b) Mami never had enough money to carry cash.
(c) Mami always gave cash to the children to carry.
(d) Mami carried money in a wallet in her skirt pocket.

3. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?
(a) Palmolive.
(b) Dial.
(c) Irish Spring.
(d) Dove.

4. Where do the children sleep?
(a) In a single bed.
(b) On the floor.
(c) In hammocks.
(d) Outside under the stars.

5. How does Esmeralda injure herself in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) On the broken bed frame.
(b) In the bus door.
(c) On the stove.
(d) In the doorjamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?

2. What is a jamona?

3. How old is the narrator when her family arrives in Macun?

4. What does Mami dislike about Esmeralda's piano teacher?

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

(see the answer key)

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