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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What Spanish phrase in the narrative translates to “bad luck”?
(a) Mala suerte
(b) Mariachi
(c) Mi querida
(d) Mal aire

4. When was the Spanish author Corin Tellado born?
(a) 1908
(b) 1951
(c) 1940
(d) 1927

5. The narrator states early in the story, “To suffer for love is” what?
(a) Good
(b) Terrible
(c) Essential
(d) Expected

Short Answer Questions

1. Sandra Cisneros’ anthology Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories was published in what year?

2. Cleofilas considers her hometown to be “The town of gossips. The town of dust and” what?

3. What does Cleofilas make for the doorways without doors in their home?

4. Cleofilas makes the discovery in “Woman Hollering Creek” that the only love that endures is what?

5. Cleofilas believes that Juan Pedro has “a very important position” at a company that makes what?

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