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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 does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?
(a) Francisco tells her she must return to Puerto Rico to bury his body.
(b) Francisco says he has seen an angel in a dream.
(c) Francisco tells her he loves her.
(d) Francisco says the hospital was feeding him peanuts.

2. What do the children use to block out the sound of the bar next door?
(a) Rags and toilet paper.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Papi's radio.
(d) Ear plugs.

3. What does Papi give to Esmeralda so she can hang things on the walls?
(a) A package of green thumbtacks.
(b) A box of nails.
(c) 4 wooden pegs.
(d) A box of pins.

4. Who finds Esmeralda's family a cab from the airport?
(a) Don Julio.
(b) Tata.
(c) Don Luis.
(d) Raymond.

5. According to Dona Andrea, what happens if a child hits his/her mother?
(a) God will curse the child.
(b) The child's mother can never come home.
(c) The child's father will disown the child.
(d) The child cannot be buried when she/he dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which other family member lives with Tata?

2. According to Esmeralda, why couldn't Papi live in a place like El Mangle?

3. What didn't Esmeralda mean to steal from the baby's piggy bank?

4. What is in the bags Mami carries off the plane?

5. What meal do all the children agree on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the deal Esmeralda strikes with Mr. Gray.

2. Describe Dona Andrea.

3. Describe the house the family moves into at the beginning of "Letters from NY".

4. Describe the church Mami sends the children to in "Casi Senorita".

5. Why does Esmeralda scream at Don Luis during her piano lessons?

6. How does Mami react to the news that the doctors might need to amputate Raymond's foot one year after the accident?

7. How does Esmeralda feel as Nicasia leads her through the process of blessing the dead baby?

8. Discuss the differences between Angie and Gladys.

9. What happens when Don Joaquin calls on sinners to cast off evil?

10. How has Mami's new appearance changed the way she interacts with people in Puerto Rico?

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