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

2. 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 kill you, makes you stronger."
(d) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."

3. When Esmeralda is living in Saturce, what nighttime sound does she miss most?
(a) Music blaring.
(b) Coqui tree frogs singing.
(c) People fighting.
(d) Cars backfiring.

4. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) As something men discuss at the bus stop.
(b) As something she is too young to understand.
(c) As the sole reason for the polio vaccines.
(d) As a fascinating science that explains her life.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?

4. What does Esmeralda sell at a stand in the yard?

5. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?

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