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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tata warn Esmeralda to watch out for?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Glass.
(c) Pidgeons.
(d) Puddles.

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

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

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

5. What happens when Esmeralda walks home with Johannes?
(a) Esmeralda falls in the creek.
(b) Johannes carries her things.
(c) Esmeralda slaps him.
(d) Johannes tries to kiss Esmeralda.

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

7. What kind of work does Mami bring home in "Letters from New York"?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Editing.
(c) Mending.
(d) Ironing.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. Why wouldn't a mugger find money in Mami's purse?
(a) Mami carried money in a wallet in her skirt pocket.
(b) Mami always gave cash to the children to carry.
(c) Mami never had enough money to carry cash.
(d) Mami carried cash in her bra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?

2. Why does Esmeralda wear her special white dress in "El Mangle"?

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

4. Why don't boys pay attention to Esmeralda in "Letters from New York"?

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

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