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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 color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?
(a) White.
(b) It used to be white, but now it's brownish.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

2. Esmeralda learns that which of the following is something reciprocally exchanged between adults?
(a) Money.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Dignidad.
(d) Humor.

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

4. How old is the narrator when her family arrives in Macun?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What is Esmeralda called when she is surprised by the pencil sharpener?
(a) A heathen.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A jibara.
(d) A tonta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?

2. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?

3. What is Mami's nickname?

4. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?

5. Who sends a box of clothing from New York?

(see the answer key)

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