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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woman Hollering Creek.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of Cleofilas, the narrator says, “Sometimes she thinks of her father’s house. But how could she go back there?” She considers that doing so would be what?
(a) Returning to a captor
(b) Committing suicide
(c) A disgrace
(d) A confession

2. How many brothers does Cleofilas have in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 2

3. At what time is Cleofilas’ doctor’s appointment when she goes to see about the health of her second pregnancy?
(a) 5:30
(b) 4:00
(c) 2:00
(d) 3:30

4. What does Cleofilas’ father say to her “in the hubbub of parting” in the beginning of the story?
(a) You always were my favorite
(b) May you live happily ever after
(c) I am your father, I will never abandon you
(d) Make sure he treats you right

5. Graciela asks her friend to take Cleofilas to the bus station in what city during her phone call?
(a) Guadalupe
(b) Laredo
(c) San Antonio
(d) Seguin

Short Answer Questions

1. Cleofilas longs to change her name to something that is more what?

2. In the telenovela Maria de Nadie, the heroine is a poor country girl from where?

3. How does the narrator describe Cleofilas’ brothers in the beginning of the story?

4. The heroine of “You or No One” is also said to be in commercials for what product in the story?

5. When did Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors conquer the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan?

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