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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Graciela’s friend agrees to meet Cleofilas at a business by what interstate in order to take her to the bus station?
(a) I-35
(b) I-5
(c) I-70
(d) I-10

2. What does the Spanish word “pues” translate to in English?
(a) Well
(b) Lift
(c) Make
(d) Accept

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

4. The creek that runs behind Cleofilas’ house in America is called what in Spanish?
(a) La Gritona
(b) Mala suerte
(c) Que vida
(d) Mi querida

5. What does the laundromat attendant yell at Cleofilas for after her son is born?
(a) Letting him cry constantly
(b) Breast feeding him
(c) Letting him run around naked
(d) Changing his diapers

Short Answer Questions

1. The name “Dolores” means what in Spanish?

2. In comparing Seguin, Texas to her hometown, Cleofilas notes that the houses are what?

3. What Spanish word in the story refers to the store where Cleofilas goes to buy a hair rinse?

4. What does the name Graciela mean in Spanish?

5. Dolores’ house is said to smell strongly of what in the story?

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