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

2. What meal do all the children agree on?
(a) Pork chops.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Arroz con pollo.
(d) Fried potatoes.

3. What is the closest city to Macun?
(a) Santurce.
(b) San Juan.
(c) Santo Domingo.
(d) Bayamon.

4. What does Papi do shortly after the family moves to New York without him?
(a) Dies.
(b) Disownes Esmeralda.
(c) Finds permanent work.
(d) Gets married.

5. What kind of business do Mami and Papi start together?
(a) An al fresco cafe.
(b) A laundromat.
(c) A construction company.
(d) A cafetin ambulante.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the children misbehave when Mami goes away?

3. According to Dona Andrea, what happens if a child hits his/her mother?

4. What does Papi give to Esmeralda so she can hang things on the walls?

5. Where is the room Esmeralda receives in "Dreams of a Better Life"?

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