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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Corin Tellado was a prolific Spanish writer of what genre?
(a) Historical novels
(b) Romance novels
(c) Science fiction novels
(d) Modernist novels

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

3. The narrator describes the character of Maximiliano how in the story?
(a) The foul-smelling fool from across the road
(b) The hardworking miner
(c) The lazy bank teller
(d) The well-dressed businessman from across town

4. Felice says to Cleofilas as they drive out of town, “I guess you’re only famous if you’re” what?
(a) A whore
(b) A virgin
(c) A teacher
(d) A mother

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish phrase is translated in the story as “You or No One”?

2. Because Cleofilas’ first child was turned backwards, she had what performed?

3. What is one of the central themes in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

4. Which of Cleofilas’ neighbors considers herself a widow but never mentions her husband?

5. Cleofilas tells her husband that she has a doctor’s appointment on what day of the week and asks him to take her?

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