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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. Esmeralda learns that all men are which of the following?
(a) Irresponsible fathers.
(b) Sinverguenzas.
(c) Caballeros.
(d) Hijos de la gran puta.

2. What color is Papi's skin?
(a) Pink.
(b) Carob.
(c) Dusty.
(d) Yellow.

3. Where does Abuelo sleep?
(a) In a house down the road.
(b) In Abuela's opulent room.
(c) In a hammock on the lanai.
(d) On a narrow metal cot with a thin mattress.

4. What is a bohio?
(a) A traditional card game.
(b) A peasant's country house.
(c) A traditional jibara song.
(d) A small city dwelling.

5. Where does Tata live?
(a) On the Lower East Side.
(b) In Saturce.
(c) In the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn.
(d) In Macun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?

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

3. What does Papi order from the roadside stand when the get off the bus in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

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

5. What is Esmeralda called when she is surprised by the pencil sharpener?

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