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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. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?
(a) A sardine can.
(b) A hovel.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A lard can.

2. What is the closest city to Macun?
(a) Bayamon.
(b) San Juan.
(c) Santurce.
(d) Santo Domingo.

3. Which amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?
(a) A kitchen.
(b) An outhouse.
(c) A patio.
(d) A bathroom.

4. What time do Esmeralda's classes begin in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 9:40.
(b) 8:15.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 8:00.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?

2. How old is the narrator when her family arrives in Macun?

3. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?

4. What skill does Abuela teach Esmeralda?

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

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