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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 title does Esmeralda's teacher in El Mangle refuse to respond to?
(a) "Mrs.".
(b) "Senora".
(c) "Miss".
(d) "Ma'am".

2. What skill does Abuela teach Esmeralda?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Needlepoint.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Rolling pastries.

3. Mami threatens the children that if they repeat the obscenities they hear, which of the following will happen?
(a) The child will not go to heaven.
(b) The child will be sent to live with Tata.
(c) The child will get a severe spanking.
(d) The child will get a mouthful of hot peppers.

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

5. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) It used to be white, but now it's brownish.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what does Papi fashion a private room for himself?

3. How many of their vocabulary words must the children use in to write their essays in "El Mangle"?

4. Which authority figure in Esmeralda's life is so gullible as to believe everything the children tell him/her?

5. What color is Mami's skin?

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