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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 amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A patio.

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

3. With what does Esmeralda fill her skirt at Lalao's finca?
(a) Avocado.
(b) Grapefruit.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Mangoes.

4. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?
(a) Mud.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Oil.
(d) Water.

5. When Esmeralda meets Rita, what does Rita's smile remind her of?
(a) Lipstick ads.
(b) A famous actress.
(c) Colgate toothpaste commercials.
(d) The Chiquita banana woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?

2. Who points at objects as the children sing "Pollito, chicken; gallina, hen; etc?"

3. What place do the children sneak into to steal grapefruit?

4. What is mavi, the beverage that Papi makes in "Mami Gets a Job"?

5. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a purgante and why must the children drink them?

3. Explain the concept of dignidad.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the family do when the heavy rains come in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap"?

10. Describe the house Esmeralda's family moves to in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap".

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