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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. Which Puerto Rican food does the American food expert fail to recognize?
(a) Starfruit.
(b) Guava.
(c) Soursop.
(d) Breadfruit.

2. What image on the experts' chart gives Mami the chills?
(a) The snake.
(b) The diagram of the mouth.
(c) The food pyramid.
(d) The image of the human heart.

3. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?
(a) A diagram of the digestive system.
(b) A bag of toothbrushes.
(c) A model of the human heart.
(d) A huge set of teeth.

4. Which trolley stop number is Esmeralda's new home located at?
(a) #20.
(b) #2.
(c) #6.
(d) #26.

5. Where do the town people seek shelter at the opening of "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) The local church.
(b) Tata's.
(c) The school.
(d) Dona Ana's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bohio?

2. Which amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?

3. What food item does the American expert confirm as a substitute for apples in a balanced diet?

4. Where does Abuelo sleep?

5. What was the chief sin Esmeralda comes to expect from men?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain the concept of dignidad.

6. According to Papi, why do Americans speak Spanish so poorly?

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

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 injure her hand at Abuela's house?

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