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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Shot at It and Epilogue: One of These Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Esmeralda wear her special white dress in "El Mangle"?
(a) Esmeralda participates in funeral rites.
(b) Esmeralda goes to a school function.
(c) Esmeralda must impress Mami's employer.
(d) Esmeralda is baptized.

2. What does Tata's breath smell like?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Bile.
(c) Cigarettes and beer.
(d) Oregano.

3. Which memory causes Esmeralda to cry in "El Mangle"?
(a) The memory of her old school.
(b) The memory of watching sunsets from the porch with her father.
(c) The memory of the flamboyan tree in the backyard.
(d) The memory of Abuela's house.

4. Where does Abuelo sleep?
(a) In Abuela's opulent room.
(b) In a hammock on the lanai.
(c) In a house down the road.
(d) On a narrow metal cot with a thin mattress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Abuelo's eyes?

2. How long does it take Esmeralda to perform her monologue?

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

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

5. What is a bohio?

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