View a FREE sample

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. According to Esmeralda's mentor at the school, why did the committee decide to admit Esmeralda?
(a) The school had an extra seat that year.
(b) The committee took pity on her.
(c) The committee admired her spunk.
(d) The committee valued her courage.

2. Why can't Papi bring Margie to visit?
(a) Margie is afraid of the bus.
(b) Margie's mother won't allow her to leave with him.
(c) Mami won't let him bring her to the house.
(d) She has moved to New York.

3. What does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?
(a) Francisco tells her he loves her.
(b) Francisco says the hospital was feeding him peanuts.
(c) Francisco says he has seen an angel in a dream.
(d) Francisco tells her she must return to Puerto Rico to bury his body.

4. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) "What doesn't kill you, makes you fat."
(b) "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
(c) "What doesn't kill you, makes you weaker."
(d) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When she first arrived in El Mangle, why wouldn't Esmeralda drink water?

2. What does Dona Andrea pour over Esmeralda's cereal?

3. How old is Esmeralda when the family moves to New York?

4. Where does Tata live?

5. How many children in total did Mami have?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample