View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What didn't Esmeralda mean to steal from the baby's piggy bank?
(a) Pesetas.
(b) Pennies.
(c) Nickels.
(d) Quarters.

3. Who gives Esmeralda piano lessons?
(a) Don Luis.
(b) Don Pablo.
(c) Don Joaquin.
(d) Don Raul.

4. What kind of math problem is Esmeralda called to the board to solve?
(a) Multiplication.
(b) Addition of percents.
(c) Addition of fractions.
(d) Subtraction of decimals.

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

6. Where does Esmeralda go with Mami to act as a translator?
(a) The police station.
(b) The elementary school office.
(c) A meeting with Mami's boss at the factory.
(d) The welfare office.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Which other family member lives with Tata?
(a) Titi Generosa.
(b) Uncle Chico.
(c) Abuela.
(d) Don Julio.

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

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

15. On which street does Esmeralda's family live in "Casi Senorita"?
(a) Avenida San Juan.
(b) Calle Uno.
(c) Calle Castro Vina.
(d) Calle Viejo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papi do shortly after the family moves to New York without him?

2. What happens to Dona Cony in "El Mangle"?

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

4. What illness does Francisco die from?

5. How many rooms does the family have in Tata's house?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 479 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample