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

2. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A wheelbarrow.
(c) A cinder block.
(d) A trowel.

3. What is the first word of English Esmeralda hears her mother speak?
(a) Home.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

4. To what does Esmeralda compare Abuela's palms in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) Leather.
(b) An old cloth.
(c) An avocado pit.
(d) Butter.

5. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?
(a) A sardine can.
(b) An outhouse.
(c) A lard can.
(d) A hovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys do in the streets near Esmeralda's home in "Casi Senorita"?

2. Why can't Papi bring Margie to visit?

3. Where does Esmeralda go with Mami to act as a translator?

4. Mami threatens the children that if they repeat the obscenities they hear, which of the following will happen?

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

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