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

2. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?
(a) Palmolive.
(b) Irish Spring.
(c) Dove.
(d) Dial.

3. What place do the children sneak into to steal grapefruit?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) Lalao's grove.
(c) The local market.
(d) The citrus company's property.

4. What chore to Gladys and Esmeralda do every morning?
(a) The girls wash and iron the clothes.
(b) The girls sweep the house.
(c) The girls dice onion.
(d) The girls peel potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children use to block out the sound of the bar next door?

2. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?

3. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?

4. What makes Esmeralda throw up in the cafeteria?

5. Where do the children sleep?

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