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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cleofilas feel about Felice?
(a) She is amazed by her
(b) She is frightened of her
(c) She dislikes her
(d) She disapproves of her

2. In the telenovela Maria de Nadie, the heroine has the ill fortune of falling in love with the beautiful son of what family?
(a) The Morales family
(b) The Hernandez family
(c) The Arrocha family
(d) The Ortiz family

3. What flowers in Dolores’ garden have a sad scent that “reminded Cleofilas of the dead”?
(a) Cockscombs
(b) Roses
(c) Orchids
(d) Sunflowers

4. How many brothers did Sandra Cisneros grow up with?
(a) 4
(b) 9
(c) 6
(d) 2

5. What does Cleofilas sip “until it grows warm” when she accompanies her husband to the bar in their first year of marriage?
(a) A beer
(b) A glass of whiskey
(c) Gin and tonic
(d) A margarita

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish phrase in the story translates to “bad air”?

2. Which of Cleofilas’ neighbors considers herself a widow but never mentions her husband?

3. When was Sandra Cisneros born?

4. Because Cleofilas’ first child was turned backwards, she had what performed?

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

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