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

2. How old is the narrator when her family arrives in Macun?
(a) 4.
(b) 17.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

3. What color is Mami's skin?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Deep brown.
(d) Pink.

4. What is sancocho?
(a) A dish made with beans and rice.
(b) A beef soup with rice.
(c) A vegetable stew with cornmeal dumplings.
(d) A fried meat pastry.

5. What is a jamona?
(a) A witch.
(b) An outcast.
(c) An unmarried woman.
(d) A ham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the town people seek shelter at the opening of "Mami Gets a Job"?

3. At the end of the meeting in "The American Invasion of Macun", what does each family take home?

4. Where does Tata live?

5. Who is Margie?

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