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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. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 17.

2. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She touches the stove.
(d) She runs the water too hot.

3. What does Mami put on the narrator's burned fingers?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Aloe.
(c) Neosporin.
(d) Vicks VapoRub.

4. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?
(a) She tells the children to stay inside out of the weather.
(b) She tells the children it is a sign of bad things to come.
(c) She tells the children to grab pails and collect the water.
(d) She tells the children to take off their clothes and play in the rain.

5. Who points at objects as the children sing "Pollito, chicken; gallina, hen; etc?"
(a) Miss Jimenez.
(b) Ramona.
(c) Esmeralda.
(d) Miss Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Mami bring home in "Letters from New York"?

2. How does Tata react to the news that Francisco has fallen ill?

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

4. How are the houses in Saturce different than the houses in Macun?

5. What happens when Esmeralda walks home with Johannes?

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