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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Cleofilas seen women being struck before her husband began beating her?
(a) On the telenovelas
(b) At a train station
(c) At the ice house
(d) In a brothel

2. What Spanish phrase from the story translates to “my darling”?
(a) Que vida
(b) La consentida
(c) Mal aire
(d) Mi querida

3. La Llorona in "Woman Hollering Creek" represents an archetype for the woman who suffers endlessly for what?
(a) Wealth
(b) Children
(c) Love
(d) Knowledge

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

5. How does Juan Pedro demand that each course of dinner be served?
(a) With fresh napkins
(b) On a separate plate
(c) With a new fork
(d) With a piece of fruit

Short Answer Questions

1. Felice says to Cleofilas as they drive out of town, “I guess you’re only famous if you’re” what?

2. What does the name Graciela mean in Spanish?

3. What is translated from Spanish as “who knows, beyond the Indians”?

4. What is the full name of Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

5. How many brothers did Sandra Cisneros grow up with?

(see the answer key)

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