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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Casi Senorita and Dreams of a Better Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mami's nickname?
(a) Monin.
(b) Mona.
(c) Ramona.
(d) Rami.

2. What kind of music does Papi hum while he works?
(a) The words to famous boleros.
(b) The rhythms of American rock 'n roll.
(c) His favorite chachacha.
(d) The melody of rythm and blues.

3. Which authority figure in Esmeralda's life is so gullible as to believe everything the children tell him/her?
(a) Titi Generosa.
(b) Abuela.
(c) Don Luis.
(d) Dona Andrea.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore to Gladys and Esmeralda do every morning?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the images in the botanica window Esmeralda passes in "El Mangle"?

3. What color is Angie's room?

4. Who is Margie?

5. What kind of math problem is Esmeralda called to the board to solve?

(see the answer key)

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