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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 won't Abuela make breakfast before Mass?
(a) Abuela is punishing Esmeralda.
(b) Abuela does not want to be late.
(c) Abuela does not have anything to make for breakfast.
(d) Abuela fasts before church.

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

3. Why wouldn't a mugger find money in Mami's purse?
(a) Mami carried money in a wallet in her skirt pocket.
(b) Mami never had enough money to carry cash.
(c) Mami always gave cash to the children to carry.
(d) Mami carried cash in her bra.

4. What do the boys do in the streets near Esmeralda's home in "Casi Senorita"?
(a) Play stickball.
(b) Fight playfully.
(c) Wage gang warfare.
(d) Play soccer.

5. What does Tata warn Esmeralda to watch out for?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Pidgeons.
(c) Glass.
(d) Puddles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must Esmeralda use her right hand to cross herself?

2. Who is Margie?

3. What color butterfly does Mami swat away from her ear?

4. What does Abuela offer Esmeralda in case she gets hungry before bed?

5. Who gives Esmeralda piano lessons?

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