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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 Esmeralda love most about Titi Generosa?
(a) Titi Generosa's storytelling.
(b) Titi Generosa's inviting home.
(c) Titi Generosa's blunt, vulgar language.
(d) Titi Generosa's warm, generous nature.

2. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) "What doesn't kill you, makes you weaker."
(b) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."
(c) "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
(d) "What doesn't kill you, makes you fat."

3. What time do Esmeralda's classes begin in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 8:15.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 9:40.

4. Which Puerto Rican food does the American food expert fail to recognize?
(a) Breadfruit.
(b) Soursop.
(c) Starfruit.
(d) Guava.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the characters which captivate Esmeralda and her siblings?
(a) El Perrito Goofy.
(b) Pato Donald.
(c) Tom and Jerry.
(d) El Ratoncito Mickey Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a jamona?

2. Where is the room Esmeralda receives in "Dreams of a Better Life"?

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

4. Who points at objects as the children sing "Pollito, chicken; gallina, hen; etc?"

5. Mami threatens the children that if they repeat the obscenities they hear, which of the following will happen?

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