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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Papi give for not having money to bring home to the family?
(a) He says he has to support his daughter.
(b) He says his boss hasn't paid him yet.
(c) He says his contract fell through.
(d) He says he gave an advance to a worker.

2. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) As the sole reason for the polio vaccines.
(b) As something men discuss at the bus stop.
(c) As a fascinating science that explains her life.
(d) As something she is too young to understand.

3. What is a jamona?
(a) A witch.
(b) An unmarried woman.
(c) An outcast.
(d) A ham.

4. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?
(a) She's afraid of looking like a jibara.
(b) She doesn't like the feeling of dirt.
(c) She's afraid of the parasites living in the soil.
(d) She's afraid of the scorpions and spiders.

5. What is Margie's mother's name?
(a) Provi.
(b) Ramona.
(c) Monin.
(d) Negi.

6. When Esmeralda is living in Saturce, what nighttime sound does she miss most?
(a) Coqui tree frogs singing.
(b) Music blaring.
(c) People fighting.
(d) Cars backfiring.

7. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?
(a) She tells the children to stay inside out of the weather.
(b) She tells the children it is a sign of bad things to come.
(c) She tells the children to grab pails and collect the water.
(d) She tells the children to take off their clothes and play in the rain.

8. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) It used to be white, but now it's brownish.

9. What type of bugs swarm Esmeralda when she picked up the old floor boards?
(a) Maggots.
(b) Termites.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Ants.

10. Who is Margie?
(a) Ramona's sister.
(b) Pablo's sister.
(c) Pablo's mistress.
(d) Esmeralda's half-sister.

11. Esmeralda learns that which of the following is something reciprocally exchanged between adults?
(a) Money.
(b) Dignidad.
(c) Humor.
(d) Empathy.

12. Why must Esmeralda use her right hand to cross herself?
(a) Esmeralda injured her left hand to gain Abuela's sympathy.
(b) Esmeralda is a child and must cross with her right hand.
(c) Esmeralda's left hand has an unsightly mole.
(d) The left hand is the Devil's hand.

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

14. When Esmeralda meets Rita, what does Rita's smile remind her of?
(a) Lipstick ads.
(b) A famous actress.
(c) Colgate toothpaste commercials.
(d) The Chiquita banana woman.

15. What is ron canita?
(a) A Christmas dish.
(b) A Saturce dance.
(c) A homemade rum.
(d) A song dedicated to women and liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Esmeralda's classes begin in "Mami Gets a Job"?

2. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?

3. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?

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

5. Esmeralda learns that all men are which of the following?

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