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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. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She touches the stove.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(d) She runs the water too hot.

2. What color butterfly does Mami swat away from her ear?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

3. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?
(a) Oregano and wood smoke.
(b) Cedar and smoke.
(c) Olives and roses.
(d) Soap and rice.

4. At the end of the meeting in "The American Invasion of Macun", what does each family take home?
(a) An apple.
(b) A personalized dietary plan.
(c) A toothbrush and a tube of tooth paste.
(d) A week's worth of imported American food.

5. Why does Esmeralda's mother call her Negi?
(a) She has dark skin.
(b) She has dark hair.
(c) It was her first word.
(d) It is a shortened version of her middle name.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?

3. How does Esmeralda injure herself in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

4. What is mavi, the beverage that Papi makes in "Mami Gets a Job"?

5. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?

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