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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 Papi's skin?
(a) Dusty.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Carob.

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

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

4. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?
(a) Nueva York.
(b) Los Nueva Yores.
(c) Alla.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Esmeralda's classes begin in "Mami Gets a Job"?

2. What is a jamona?

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

4. Why must Esmeralda use her right hand to cross herself?

5. What skill does Abuela teach Esmeralda?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Esmeralda, what is the function of nicknames in Puerto Rican culture?

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

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

6. How does Esmeralda react to the news that her father has a child with another woman?

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

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

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

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

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