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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro’s face is still scarred from what?
(a) Acne
(b) Knife fights
(c) War
(d) The sun

2. What Spanish phrase in the narrative translates to “bad luck”?
(a) Mala suerte
(b) Mi querida
(c) Mariachi
(d) Mal aire

3. Describing Seguin, Texas, the narrator states “This town with its silly pride for” what “the size of a baby carriage in front of the city hall”?
(a) A bronze pecan
(b) A quartz crystal
(c) A petrified log
(d) An anchor

4. Cleofilas imagines that who will be jealous of her after she’s moved to America and has a nice house?
(a) Felice
(b) Chela
(c) Soledad
(d) Trini

5. What kind of vehicle is Felice driving when she arrives to meet Cleofilas?
(a) A sports car
(b) A pickup truck
(c) A luxury car
(d) A sedan

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Cleofilas lament not having in her home with Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

2. What is the name of Cleofilas’ father in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

3. The narrator compares Cleofilas’ father’s head with what in the beginning of the story?

4. The narrator describes the character of Maximiliano how in the story?

5. On what day of the week does Graciela’s friend agree to take Cleofilas to the bus station?

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