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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cleofilas suggests writing to ask for money for the new baby’s expenses?
(a) Juan Pedro’s mother
(b) Juan Pedro’s father
(c) Her mother
(d) Her father

2. What cartoon character is described on the baby blanket that Cleofilas lays by the creek?
(a) Woody Woodpecker
(b) Donald Duck
(c) Speedy Gonzales
(d) Mickey Mouse

3. How does Cleofilas feel about the name of Woman Hollering Creek?
(a) Offended
(b) Terrified
(c) Fascinated
(d) Uninterested

4. What is the name of Cleofilas’ father in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
(a) Juan Carlos
(b) Juan Pedro
(c) Don Serafin
(d) Victor Diaz

5. 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) Passion
(b) Purpose
(c) Peace
(d) Prominence

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding Cleofilas’ feelings for Juan Pedro, the narrator states, “She has to remind herself why she loves him when she changes” what?

2. What is the name of Cleofilas’ maid of honor at her wedding?

3. What is Cleofilas’ presumed destination at the end of “Woman Hollering Creek”?

4. Graciela asks her friend to take Cleofilas to what bus station?

5. 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”?

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