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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says early in the story, “But what Cleofilas has been waiting for, has been whispering and sighing and giggling for, has been anticipating since she was old enough to lean against the window displays of gauze and butterflies and lace, is” what?
(a) Purpose
(b) Prominence
(c) Passion
(d) Peace

2. Cleofilas and Juan Pedro plan to get married in what season?
(a) Winter
(b) Spring
(c) Autumn
(d) Summer

3. On what day of the week does Graciela’s friend agree to take Cleofilas to the bus station?
(a) Monday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday

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

5. Felice says that the name of Woman Hollering Creek makes her want to “holler like” whom?
(a) A monkey
(b) Yosemite Sam
(c) A banshee
(d) Tarzan

Short Answer Questions

1. What cartoon character is described on the baby blanket that Cleofilas lays by the creek?

2. Corin Tellado was a prolific Spanish writer of what genre?

3. What Spanish phrase in the narrative translates to “bad luck”?

4. 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”?

5. The first time that Juan Pedro beats Cleofilas, the narrator describes her lip bleeding like what?

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