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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 Tata's breath smell like?
(a) Cigarettes and beer.
(b) Oregano.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Bile.

2. What game do the children play in the house to make Titi Avena miserable?
(a) Spaniards and Caribs.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Hide-and-seek.
(d) Stickball.

3. What floats by the barrio Esmeralda's family moves to in "El Mangle"?
(a) Human waste.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Trash.

4. What does Papi give to Esmeralda so she can hang things on the walls?
(a) A box of nails.
(b) 4 wooden pegs.
(c) A box of pins.
(d) A package of green thumbtacks.

5. What does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?
(a) Francisco tells her she must return to Puerto Rico to bury his body.
(b) Francisco says he has seen an angel in a dream.
(c) Francisco says the hospital was feeding him peanuts.
(d) Francisco tells her he loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?

2. Why don't boys pay attention to Esmeralda in "Letters from New York"?

3. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?

4. What kind of work does Mami bring home in "Letters from New York"?

5. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?

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