2. What game do the children play in the house to make Titi Avena miserable?
(a) Hide-and-seek.
(b) Spaniards and Caribs.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Stickball.

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

4. What do the children use to block out the sound of the bar next door?
(a) Rags and toilet paper.
(b) Papi's radio.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Ear plugs.

5. Where does Mami go to visit the ailing Francisco?
(a) Francisco's family home.
(b) King's County Hospital.
(c) Brooklyn General.
(d) Puerto Rico.

6. How many rooms does the family have in Tata's house?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

7. What does Papi give to Esmeralda so she can hang things on the walls?
(a) A package of green thumbtacks.
(b) A box of nails.
(c) A box of pins.
(d) 4 wooden pegs.

8. What does Esmeralda love most about Titi Generosa?
(a) Titi Generosa's blunt, vulgar language.
(b) Titi Generosa's inviting home.
(c) Titi Generosa's warm, generous nature.
(d) Titi Generosa's storytelling.

9. Who finds Esmeralda's family a cab from the airport?
(a) Don Luis.
(b) Tata.
(c) Don Julio.
(d) Raymond.

10. Why is Mami uncomfortable with Papi's idea that Esmeralda take piano lessons?
(a) Esmeralda is rude to adults and is likely to embarrass them.
(b) Esmeralda is casi senorita.
(c) Esmeralda does not like music.
(d) Esmeralda is focusing on music and not school.

11. What does Esmeralda do to make life in El Mangle more pleasant?
(a) Esmeralda makes lots of new friends.
(b) Esmeralda draws pictures of nature.
(c) Esmeralda sneaks home.
(d) Esmeralda buries her sorrows in school work.

12. What is wrong with the food Esmeralda eats on the plane to New York?
(a) The food is unfamiliar.
(b) The food is overcooked.
(c) The food tastes like salt.
(d) There isn't enough food.

13. What does Dona Andrea pour over Esmeralda's cereal?
(a) Syrup.
(b) Canned milk.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Fresh cream.

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

15. From what does Papi fashion a private room for himself?
(a) Boards left over from his job.
(b) A toolshed.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A closet.