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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. What does Papi order from the roadside stand when the get off the bus in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) Two alcapurrias and two Coca-Colas.
(b) A large plate of rice and beans.
(c) Two empanadas and a Pepsi.
(d) Two cafe con leches.

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

3. What color butterfly does Mami swat away from her ear?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

4. What kind of work does Mami bring home in "Letters from New York"?
(a) Mending.
(b) Ironing.
(c) Editing.
(d) Cooking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esmeralda's neighbor suggest as a solution to Mami's need for time alone?

2. Which subject does Mrs. Johnson teach?

3. From what does Papi fashion a private room for himself?

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

5. What does Mami dislike about Esmeralda's piano teacher?

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