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

2. Which amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?
(a) An outhouse.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) A patio.

3. What does Esmeralda describe as a "mound" with "watery edges"?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Soup.
(c) Huevos Americanos (American eggs).
(d) Oatmeal.

4. At the end of the meeting in "The American Invasion of Macun", what does each family take home?
(a) A personalized dietary plan.
(b) A week's worth of imported American food.
(c) A toothbrush and a tube of tooth paste.
(d) An apple.

5. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?
(a) Nueva York.
(b) America.
(c) Alla.
(d) Los Nueva Yores.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?

2. When Esmeralda is living in Saturce, what nighttime sound does she miss most?

3. What is ron canita?

4. What type of accent does the nutrition expert have which prevents him from being readily understood?

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

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