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

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

3. What do Norma's eyes resemble?
(a) Violets.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Moons.

4. What makes Esmeralda throw up in the cafeteria?
(a) Corn beef hash.
(b) Apple sauce.
(c) Huevos Americanos.
(d) Milk with peanut butter.

5. What large object does Papi ask Esmeralda to bring him?
(a) A wheelbarrow.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A cinder block.
(d) A trowel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?

2. Who is Margie?

3. Where do the town people seek shelter at the opening of "Mami Gets a Job"?

4. What natural phenomenon opens "Mami Gets a Job"?

5. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. List the characteristics children use to label Esmeralda a jibara.

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

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