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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are Nicasia's eyes?
(a) One is green and one is brown.
(b) Brown with yellow flecks.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

3. Why does Esmeralda's piano teacher slap her hands during her first lesson?
(a) Esmeralda is disrespectful of his authority.
(b) Esmeralda is a slow learner.
(c) Esmeralda plays the piano like a conga drum.
(d) Esmeralda is daydreaming.

4. How old is Esmeralda when the family moves to New York?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. How does Sra. Leona attempt to embarrass Esmeralda in class?
(a) Sra. Leona asks her questions she thinks Esmeralda won't be able to answer.
(b) Sra. Leona calls attention to her country ways.
(c) Sra. Leona accuses her of flirting with boys.
(d) Sra. Leona teases her about her speech.

6. Which memory causes Esmeralda to cry in "El Mangle"?
(a) The memory of the flamboyan tree in the backyard.
(b) The memory of watching sunsets from the porch with her father.
(c) The memory of her old school.
(d) The memory of Abuela's house.

7. According to Dona Andrea, what happens if a child hits his/her mother?
(a) The child cannot be buried when she/he dies.
(b) The child's father will disown the child.
(c) God will curse the child.
(d) The child's mother can never come home.

8. What does the family eat when they arrive at Tata's?
(a) Stew.
(b) Arroz con pollo.
(c) Empanadas.
(d) Asopao.

9. What illness does Francisco die from?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) HIV/AIDS.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Appendicitis.

10. What job does Mami start out working in New York?
(a) Thread cutter.
(b) Restroom attendant.
(c) Dish washer.
(d) Seam sewer.

11. Mami threatens the children that if they repeat the obscenities they hear, which of the following will happen?
(a) The child will not go to heaven.
(b) The child will get a severe spanking.
(c) The child will get a mouthful of hot peppers.
(d) The child will be sent to live with Tata.

12. To what does Esmeralda compare her developing breasts?
(a) Tennis balls.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Hills.
(d) Egg yolks.

13. How does Tata react to the news that Francisco has fallen ill?
(a) Tata prepares him special broths and creamy rice.
(b) Tata curses him for abandoning Mami.
(c) Tata insists that he marry Mami so that their child will at least have a name.
(d) Tata lights a candle at Mass.

14. What does Papi do shortly after the family moves to New York without him?
(a) Dies.
(b) Finds permanent work.
(c) Disownes Esmeralda.
(d) Gets married.

15. What meal do all the children agree on?
(a) Fried potatoes.
(b) Pork chops.
(c) Arroz con pollo.
(d) Oatmeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mami go to visit the ailing Francisco?

2. Where does Esmeralda go with Mami to act as a translator?

3. What does Dona Andrea give to Mami in "El Mangle"?

4. Why do the children misbehave when Mami goes away?

5. What kind of math problem is Esmeralda called to the board to solve?

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