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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. Who does Esmeralda perform the pantomime with?
(a) Delsa.
(b) Mami.
(c) Yolanda.
(d) Bonnie.

2. What game do the children play in the house to make Titi Avena miserable?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Spaniards and Caribs.
(c) Stickball.
(d) Hide-and-seek.

3. How does Esmeralda injure herself in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) In the bus door.
(b) In the doorjamb.
(c) On the stove.
(d) On the broken bed frame.

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

5. After she takes a series of tests, what level does the counselor say Esmeralda writes at?
(a) 9th grade.
(b) 10th grade.
(c) 7th grade.
(d) 8th grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?

2. How many mango trees does the family lose in "Mami Gets a Job"?

3. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?

4. What role does Esmeralda have in her school's show in Puerto Rico?

5. What can Esmeralda hear from the stoop as she holds back tears in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

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