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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 is Mami's nickname?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Rami.
(c) Mona.
(d) Monin.

2. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?
(a) Cedar and smoke.
(b) Oregano and wood smoke.
(c) Soap and rice.
(d) Olives and roses.

3. Esmeralda learns that all men are which of the following?
(a) Irresponsible fathers.
(b) Caballeros.
(c) Hijos de la gran puta.
(d) Sinverguenzas.

4. What type of bugs swarm Esmeralda when she picked up the old floor boards?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Termites.
(d) Ants.

5. What place do the children sneak into to steal grapefruit?
(a) The local market.
(b) Lalao's grove.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The citrus company's property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?

2. What does Esmeralda describe as a "mound" with "watery edges"?

3. What natural phenomenon opens "Mami Gets a Job"?

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

5. When Esmeralda meets Rita, what does Rita's smile remind her of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the house Esmeralda's family moves into at the beginning of Chapter 1: Jibara.

5. How does Esmeralda injure her hand at Abuela's house?

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

7. What is a jibara? Why does Esmeralda think she might be one?

8. How does Abuela treat Esmeralda's injury?

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

10. List the characteristics children use to label Esmeralda a jibara.

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