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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Women Remain Jamona and Mami Gets a Job.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ron canita?
(a) A song dedicated to women and liquor.
(b) A Christmas dish.
(c) A homemade rum.
(d) A Saturce dance.

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

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

4. When Mami was fed up with Papi, where does she go?
(a) La Parada.
(b) Nuevo York.
(c) Macun.
(d) Saturce.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What can Esmeralda hear from the stoop as she holds back tears in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

3. Which amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?

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

5. Why must Esmeralda use her right hand to cross herself?

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