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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. Mami was happier before they moved to Macun. Which city did she live in before the move?
(a) San Juan.
(b) Saturce.
(c) Ponce.
(d) Rio Piedras.

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

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

4. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?
(a) She tells the children to take off their clothes and play in the rain.
(b) She tells the children to stay inside out of the weather.
(c) She tells the children to grab pails and collect the water.
(d) She tells the children it is a sign of bad things to come.

5. Who points at objects as the children sing "Pollito, chicken; gallina, hen; etc?"
(a) Miss Smith.
(b) Ramona.
(c) Esmeralda.
(d) Miss Jimenez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mami put on the narrator's burned fingers?

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

3. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?

4. What food item does the American expert confirm as a substitute for apples in a balanced diet?

5. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. colony?

(see the answer key)

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