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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 can't Papi bring Margie to visit?
(a) She has moved to New York.
(b) Margie is afraid of the bus.
(c) Margie's mother won't allow her to leave with him.
(d) Mami won't let him bring her to the house.

2. What makes Esmeralda throw up in the cafeteria?
(a) Apple sauce.
(b) Milk with peanut butter.
(c) Corn beef hash.
(d) Huevos Americanos.

3. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?
(a) She expects that they will be lazy.
(b) She expects that they will squander their money.
(c) She expects that they will often be drunk.
(d) She expects that they will cheat on their wives.

4. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?
(a) A cinder block.
(b) A trowel.
(c) A wheelbarrow.
(d) A shovel.

5. What is a jamona?
(a) An outcast.
(b) A ham.
(c) A witch.
(d) An unmarried woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which trolley stop number is Esmeralda's new home located at?

2. What is the closest city to Macun?

3. What color is Mami's skin?

4. How many eggs does the hen in the yard lay?

5. To what does Esmeralda compare Abuela's palms in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Esmeralda feels about the treatment of jibaros.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why do Ramona and Pablo fight at the beginning of "Fighting Naked"?

8. Explain the concept of dignidad.

9. What is a jamona?

10. What is the purpose of the meeting the women and children attend in "The American Invasion of Macun"?

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