1. Of the “truth” that Cleofilas sees the men attempting to find at the bar, the narrator says that it “gurgles in the throat, it rolls across the surface of the tongue, and erupts from the lips” as what?
(a) A poem
(b) Insults
(c) Insight
(d) A belch

2. What word from the story means causing a shudder or feeling of horror?
(a) Appalling
(b) Revelation
(c) Grisly
(d) Ironic

3. Where was Sandra Cisneros born?
(a) San Jose, California
(b) Concord, New Hampshire
(c) Chicago, Illinois
(d) Denver, Colorado

4. What is the name of the city where Cleofilas was born and raised?
(a) Laredo
(b) Seguin
(c) Monclova
(d) Mexico City

5. What is Juan Pedro described as kicking when he says “he hates this shitty house and is going out”?
(a) The television
(b) The oven
(c) The cabinets
(d) The refrigerator

Short Answer Questions

1. The heroine of “You or No One” is said to have endured “all kinds of hardships of the heart, separation and betrayal,” but she keeps doing what “because that is the most important thing”?

2. What Spanish phrase is translated in the story as “You or No One”?

3. Who is the laundromat attendant whom Cleofilas asks about the name of Woman Hollering Creek?

4. How does Cleofilas feel about Felice?

5. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro is not very tall and doesn’t look like the men on what?

(see the answer key)

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