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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 do the families hang from the rafters in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) Streamers.
(b) Crucifixes.
(c) Pig intestines.
(d) Green bananas.

2. What type of accent does the nutrition expert have which prevents him from being readily understood?
(a) English.
(b) Castillian.
(c) Portugese.
(d) U.S. American.

3. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?
(a) She's afraid of looking like a jibara.
(b) She's afraid of the parasites living in the soil.
(c) She's afraid of the scorpions and spiders.
(d) She doesn't like the feeling of dirt.

4. What does Papi order from the roadside stand when the get off the bus in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) A large plate of rice and beans.
(b) Two alcapurrias and two Coca-Colas.
(c) Two cafe con leches.
(d) Two empanadas and a Pepsi.

5. What natural phenomenon opens "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) A fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A tsunami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends a box of clothing from New York?

2. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?

3. Esmeralda learns that all men are which of the following?

4. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Esmeralda's family lose in the storm?

2. What is a jamona?

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

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

5. Explain why Esmeralda feels she has been punished for choosing to work with her father instead of listening to her mother.

6. Which feature does Abuela say Esmeralda shares with her father, and what does this feature supposedly indicate?

7. How does Abuela treat Esmeralda's injury?

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

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

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

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