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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

2. Where do the town people seek shelter at the opening of "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) The school.
(b) Tata's.
(c) The local church.
(d) Dona Ana's.

3. Where do the children sleep?
(a) On the floor.
(b) Outside under the stars.
(c) In hammocks.
(d) In a single bed.

4. What do the families hang from the rafters in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) Streamers.
(b) Crucifixes.
(c) Pig intestines.
(d) Green bananas.

5. 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.

6. 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 his contract fell through.
(c) He says he has to support his daughter.
(d) He says his boss hasn't paid him yet.

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

8. At the end of the meeting in "The American Invasion of Macun", what does each family take home?
(a) A personalized dietary plan.
(b) A week's worth of imported American food.
(c) A toothbrush and a tube of tooth paste.
(d) An apple.

9. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?
(a) Irish Spring.
(b) Dove.
(c) Palmolive.
(d) Dial.

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

11. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Esmeralda's mother call her Negi?

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

4. What does Esmeralda sell at a stand in the yard?

5. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?

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