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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. Mami was happier before they moved to Macun. Which city did she live in before the move?
(a) Rio Piedras.
(b) San Juan.
(c) Ponce.
(d) Saturce.

2. What is ron canita?
(a) A song dedicated to women and liquor.
(b) A homemade rum.
(c) A Saturce dance.
(d) A Christmas dish.

3. What did Esmeralda volunteer to do at school?
(a) Prepare food for the children.
(b) Arrange the classroom.
(c) Scold misbehaving children.
(d) Watch younger children after school.

4. Where does Abuelo sleep?
(a) In a hammock on the lanai.
(b) In Abuela's opulent room.
(c) In a house down the road.
(d) On a narrow metal cot with a thin mattress.

5. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) As the sole reason for the polio vaccines.
(b) As something she is too young to understand.
(c) As something men discuss at the bus stop.
(d) As a fascinating science that explains her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children sleep?

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

3. To what does Esmeralda compare Miss Jimenez's calves?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Rita's attire in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap".

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

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

9. How does Esmeralda react when she learns how sausages are made?

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

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