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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Juan Pedro described as kicking when he says “he hates this shitty house and is going out”?
(a) The oven
(b) The cabinets
(c) The television
(d) The refrigerator

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

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

4. Graciela asks her friend to take Cleofilas to the bus station in what city during her phone call?
(a) Seguin
(b) Laredo
(c) San Antonio
(d) Guadalupe

5. What does Juan Pedro do after beating Cleofilas for the first time, and the times after it?
(a) He calls his mother
(b) He weeps
(c) He beats himself
(d) He laughs

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro’s face is still scarred from what?

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

4. What Spanish word from the story translates to “pregnant”?

5. How is Juan Pedro said to laugh, according to the narrator?

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