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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 can Esmeralda hear from the stoop as she holds back tears in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) The sound of Papi fighting with Abuela.
(b) The sound of Abuela praying the rosary.
(c) The sound of the water lapping the shore.
(d) The sound of the telephone ringing downstairs.

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

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

4. What did Esmeralda volunteer to do at school?
(a) Scold misbehaving children.
(b) Arrange the classroom.
(c) Watch younger children after school.
(d) Prepare food for the children.

5. What does Mami put on the narrator's burned fingers?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Aloe.
(c) Vicks VapoRub.
(d) Neosporin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a jamona?

3. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?

4. What is sancocho?

5. Why can't Papi bring Margie to visit?

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