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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Someone Is Coming to Take Your Lap and American Invastion of Macun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food item does the American expert confirm as a substitute for apples in a balanced diet?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Orange.
(c) Mango.
(d) Banana.

2. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She runs the water too hot.
(d) She touches the stove.

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

4. Why can't Papi bring Margie to visit?
(a) Margie is afraid of the bus.
(b) Margie's mother won't allow her to leave with him.
(c) Mami won't let him bring her to the house.
(d) She has moved to New York.

5. What color is Mami's skin?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Deep brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?

2. What color is Papi's skin?

3. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?

4. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?

5. What place do the children sneak into to steal grapefruit?

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