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

2. What makes Esmeralda throw up in the cafeteria?
(a) Huevos Americanos.
(b) Corn beef hash.
(c) Apple sauce.
(d) Milk with peanut butter.

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

4. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A wheelbarrow.
(c) A cinder block.
(d) A trowel.

5. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?
(a) The snake.
(b) The image of the human heart.
(c) The food pyramid.
(d) The diagram of the mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mami was happier before they moved to Macun. Which city did she live in before the move?

2. How are the houses in Saturce different than the houses in Macun?

3. At the end of the meeting in "The American Invasion of Macun", what does each family take home?

4. To what does Esmeralda compare Miss Jimenez's calves?

5. What does Esmeralda describe as a "mound" with "watery edges"?

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