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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are Abuelo's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

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

3. Where does Mami go to find a factory job?
(a) Toa Baja.
(b) San Juan.
(c) New York.
(d) Santo Domingo.

4. 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.

5. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Mud.
(c) Water.
(d) Oil.

6. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?
(a) A bag of toothbrushes.
(b) A huge set of teeth.
(c) A diagram of the digestive system.
(d) A model of the human heart.

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

8. What is Mami's nickname?
(a) Rami.
(b) Monin.
(c) Mona.
(d) Ramona.

9. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?
(a) The food pyramid.
(b) The diagram of the mouth.
(c) The image of the human heart.
(d) The snake.

10. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?
(a) She expects that they will be lazy.
(b) She expects that they will often be drunk.
(c) She expects that they will squander their money.
(d) She expects that they will cheat on their wives.

11. What type of accent does the nutrition expert have which prevents him from being readily understood?
(a) English.
(b) Castillian.
(c) Portugese.
(d) U.S. American.

12. Who sends a box of clothing from New York?
(a) Mami.
(b) Delsa.
(c) Papi.
(d) Tata.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the town people seek shelter at the opening of "Mami Gets a Job"?

2. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?

3. What natural phenomenon opens "Mami Gets a Job"?

4. How are the houses in Saturce different than the houses in Macun?

5. What kind of music does Papi hum while he works?

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