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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 meal do all the children agree on?
(a) Arroz con pollo.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Fried potatoes.

2. What is in the bags Mami carries off the plane?
(a) Books for family members.
(b) Letters from home.
(c) Produce and spices from el pais.
(d) Clothes for the children.

3. What do the boys do in the streets near Esmeralda's home in "Casi Senorita"?
(a) Play soccer.
(b) Play stickball.
(c) Fight playfully.
(d) Wage gang warfare.

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

5. How does Sra. Leona attempt to embarrass Esmeralda in class?
(a) Sra. Leona asks her questions she thinks Esmeralda won't be able to answer.
(b) Sra. Leona calls attention to her country ways.
(c) Sra. Leona teases her about her speech.
(d) Sra. Leona accuses her of flirting with boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esmeralda love most about Titi Generosa?

2. Why does Esmeralda's piano teacher slap her hands during her first lesson?

3. What does Francisco tell Mami before he dies?

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

5. Where does Esmeralda go with Mami to act as a translator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Esmeralda laughs at Sra. Leona at the end of "El Mangle".

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

4. Discuss the differences between Angie and Gladys.

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

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

7. How does Esmeralda's family react when they learn that Francisco has cancer?

8. Describe Dona Andrea.

9. How does the vision of romance which Esmeralda receives from soap operas compare with the relationship model she receives from her parents?

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

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