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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 authority figure in Esmeralda's life is so gullible as to believe everything the children tell him/her?
(a) Don Luis.
(b) Dona Andrea.
(c) Titi Generosa.
(d) Abuela.

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

3. How many of their vocabulary words must the children use in to write their essays in "El Mangle"?
(a) 3-4 vocabulary words.
(b) No more than 5 vocabulary words.
(c) All of the vocabulary words.
(d) At least 5 vocabulary words.

4. How many rooms does the family move into in "Letters from New York"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. How old is Esmeralda when the family moves to New York?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papi give to Esmeralda so she can hang things on the walls?

2. When Mami returns from New York, what color are her fingernails painted?

3. What does Miss Brown, the homeroom teacher, wear?

4. How is Uncle Chico different from Tata and Don Julio?

5. What illness does Francisco die from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Mami's appearance changed after her return from New York?

2. Why does Mami begin sending the children to Sunday school?

3. How does Esmeralda describe her first experience of snow?

4. Describe Dona Andrea.

5. Discuss the letter that Esmeralda writes to her father and the family's reaction to it.

6. Why does Esmeralda say that it is impossible to escape the stench when her family lives in El Mangle?

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

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

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

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

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