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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. What color is Mami's skin?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Deep brown.
(c) Pink.
(d) Rusty.
2. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) As the sole reason for the polio vaccines.
(b) As something she is too young to understand.
(c) As something men discuss at the bus stop.
(d) As a fascinating science that explains her life.
3. Who points at objects as the children sing "Pollito, chicken; gallina, hen; etc?"
(a) Miss Smith.
(b) Esmeralda.
(c) Ramona.
(d) Miss Jimenez.
4. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) "What doesn't kill you, makes you weaker."
(b) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."
(c) "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
(d) "What doesn't kill you, makes you fat."
5. What kind of music does Papi hum while he works?
(a) The words to famous boleros.
(b) The melody of rythm and blues.
(c) The rhythms of American rock 'n roll.
(d) His favorite chachacha.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the governor of Puerto Rico during "The Invasion of Macun"?
2. What can Esmeralda hear from the stoop as she holds back tears in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
3. How many mango trees does the family lose in "Mami Gets a Job"?
4. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?
5. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mami comes to get Esmeralda, how does Esmeralda feel about being left at Abuela's by Papi?
2. Explain how Esmeralda feels about the treatment of jibaros.
3. How does Esmeralda react to the news that her father has a child with another woman?
4. What does Esmeralda's family lose in the storm?
5. Why do Ramona and Pablo fight at the beginning of "Fighting Naked"?
6. How does Esmeralda injure her hand at Abuela's house?
7. Explain the concept of dignidad.
8. Describe the house Esmeralda's family moves to in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap".
9. Why does Esmeralda have to take the children to Dona Ana's house at the beginning of "Mami Gets a Job"?
10. What is a jibara? Why does Esmeralda think she might be one?
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