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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 kind of work does Mami bring home in "Letters from New York"?
(a) Mending.
(b) Editing.
(c) Ironing.
(d) Cooking.

2. Why do Esmeralda and the children stay cooped up inside now that they live in Brooklyn?
(a) The neighborhood is full of gente mala.
(b) Mami doesn't trust that they will not get lost.
(c) It is too cold to go outside.
(d) The children have too much homework to play outside.

3. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. colony?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1945.

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

5. What is Esmeralda called when she is surprised by the pencil sharpener?
(a) A heathen.
(b) A jibara.
(c) A tonta.
(d) An idiot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wouldn't a mugger find money in Mami's purse?

2. Which family member dies during "Casi Senorita"?

3. What happens when Esmeralda walks home with Johannes?

4. Who gives Esmeralda piano lessons?

5. Why doesn't Esmeralda change clothes after church in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

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