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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Esmeralda change clothes after church in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) She does not have clothing to change into.
(b) She loves the white pique dress.
(c) She is waiting for Papi to arrive.
(d) She must return to church later.

2. Where does Mami go to find a factory job?
(a) Toa Baja.
(b) New York.
(c) San Juan.
(d) Santo Domingo.

3. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She touches the stove.
(b) She touches a lit candle.
(c) She runs the water too hot.
(d) She touches the sunny side of the house.

4. Where does Abuelo sleep?
(a) On a narrow metal cot with a thin mattress.
(b) In a hammock on the lanai.
(c) In Abuela's opulent room.
(d) In a house down the road.

5. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tata live?

2. Why does Esmeralda's mother call her Negi?

3. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?

4. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?

5. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the "experts" who speak on nutrition and hygiene received by the Puerto Rican women?

2. How does Esmeralda react when Mami dresses up to go to the factory in Toa Baja?

3. Why does Papi cry in "Fighting Naked"?

4. Describe Rita's attire in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap".

5. Why does Esmeralda have to take the children to Dona Ana's house at the beginning of "Mami Gets a Job"?

6. How does Esmeralda react to her father's tears in "Fighting Naked"?

7. Explain the concept of dignidad.

8. Describe the song at the opening of "The American Invasion of Macun".

9. What is a jamona?

10. When Mami comes to get Esmeralda, how does Esmeralda feel about being left at Abuela's by Papi?

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