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

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

3. What kind of music does Papi hum while he works?
(a) His favorite chachacha.
(b) The rhythms of American rock 'n roll.
(c) The words to famous boleros.
(d) The melody of rythm and blues.

4. When Esmeralda meets Rita, what does Rita's smile remind her of?
(a) The Chiquita banana woman.
(b) Lipstick ads.
(c) A famous actress.
(d) Colgate toothpaste commercials.

5. How are the houses in Saturce different than the houses in Macun?
(a) The houses in Saturce are bigger.
(b) The houses in Saturce are equipped with running water and electric light bulbs.
(c) The homes in Saturce are maintained and the lawns are manicured.
(d) The houses in Saturce are run down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Margie's mother's name?

2. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?

3. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?

4. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?

5. Where does Tata live?

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