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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the children misbehave when Mami goes away?
(a) Esmeralda must work and cannot supervise the children.
(b) The children object to being watched by Dona Susana.
(c) The children are rebelling against her absence.
(d) Esmeralda cannot muster the same authority as Mami.

2. When she first arrived in El Mangle, why wouldn't Esmeralda drink water?
(a) Esmeralda developed a taste for cafe con leche.
(b) Esmeralda feared it came from the lagoon.
(c) Esmeralda learned about parasites in school.
(d) Esmeralda was on a thirst strike.

3. What is the first word of English Esmeralda hears her mother speak?
(a) No.
(b) Home.
(c) Yes.
(d) Taxi.

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

5. What do the boys do in the streets near Esmeralda's home in "Casi Senorita"?
(a) Play stickball.
(b) Play soccer.
(c) Fight playfully.
(d) Wage gang warfare.

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

7. What does Dona Andrea give to Mami in "El Mangle"?
(a) Kitchen towels.
(b) A house of her own.
(c) A sack of coffee.
(d) A pot of chickpeas and pig's feet.

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

9. What color is Angie's room?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

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

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

12. What floats by the barrio Esmeralda's family moves to in "El Mangle"?
(a) Trash.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Human waste.

13. Which family member dies during "Casi Senorita"?
(a) Abuelo.
(b) Tata.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Abuela.

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

15. What does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?
(a) Francisco says the hospital was feeding him peanuts.
(b) Francisco says he has seen an angel in a dream.
(c) Francisco tells her he loves her.
(d) Francisco tells her she must return to Puerto Rico to bury his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tata's breath smell like?

2. How does Sra. Leona attempt to embarrass Esmeralda in class?

3. How old is Raymond in "Letters from New York"?

4. How is Uncle Chico different from Tata and Don Julio?

5. What does Esmeralda love most about Titi Generosa?

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