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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Angels on the Ceiling and You Don't Want to Know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must Esmeralda use her right hand to cross herself?
(a) Esmeralda's left hand has an unsightly mole.
(b) The left hand is the Devil's hand.
(c) Esmeralda injured her left hand to gain Abuela's sympathy.
(d) Esmeralda is a child and must cross with her right hand.

2. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?
(a) Nueva York.
(b) Los Nueva Yores.
(c) Alla.
(d) America.

3. Why don't boys pay attention to Esmeralda in "Letters from New York"?
(a) Esmeralda has scrawny legs and a flat chest.
(b) Esmeralda has a reputation for being unfriendly.
(c) Esmeralda keeps her head down.
(d) Esmeralda's father has threatened all the boys in the vicinity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?

2. In "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap", Esmeralda sees "ribbons" hanging from the trees. What are these "ribbons"?

3. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?

4. What does Tata's breath smell like?

5. What meal do all the children agree on?

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