2. Why do Esmeralda and the children stay cooped up inside now that they live in Brooklyn?
(a) The children have too much homework to play outside.
(b) The neighborhood is full of gente mala.
(c) It is too cold to go outside.
(d) Mami doesn't trust that they will not get lost.

3. Which authority figure in Esmeralda's life is so gullible as to believe everything the children tell him/her?
(a) Abuela.
(b) Dona Andrea.
(c) Titi Generosa.
(d) Don Luis.

4. How is Uncle Chico different from Tata and Don Julio?
(a) Chico refuses to use profanity.
(b) Chico drinks all day long, not just in the afternoon.
(c) Chico is on welfare.
(d) Chico smokes more heavily.

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

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

7. How many of their vocabulary words must the children use in to write their essays in "El Mangle"?
(a) All of the vocabulary words.
(b) 3-4 vocabulary words.
(c) At least 5 vocabulary words.
(d) No more than 5 vocabulary words.

8. According to Mami, why do morenos dislike Puerto Ricans?
(a) According to Mami, the morenos are racist.
(b) According to Mami, the morenos are afraid Puerto Ricans are taking their jobs.
(c) According to Mami, the morenos are very territorial and think Puerto Ricans are invading their turf.
(d) According to Mami, the morenos are simple snobs.

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

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

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

12. Why don't boys pay attention to Esmeralda in "Letters from New York"?
(a) Esmeralda has scrawny legs and a flat chest.
(b) Esmeralda's father has threatened all the boys in the vicinity.
(c) Esmeralda has a reputation for being unfriendly.
(d) Esmeralda keeps her head down.

13. 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.

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

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