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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. What is a bohio?
(a) A traditional card game.
(b) A traditional jibara song.
(c) A peasant's country house.
(d) A small city dwelling.

2. What do the families hang from the rafters in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) Crucifixes.
(b) Green bananas.
(c) Streamers.
(d) Pig intestines.

3. From what does Papi fashion a private room for himself?
(a) A toolshed.
(b) A sheet.
(c) Boards left over from his job.
(d) A closet.

4. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?
(a) The diagram of the mouth.
(b) The snake.
(c) The food pyramid.
(d) The image of the human heart.

5. How old is the narrator when her family arrives in Macun?
(a) 2.
(b) 17.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the characters which captivate Esmeralda and her siblings?

2. When Esmeralda meets Rita, what does Rita's smile remind her of?

3. What makes Esmeralda throw up in the cafeteria?

4. What place do the children sneak into to steal grapefruit?

5. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?

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