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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Felice tells Cleofilas that she used to have what kind of car?
(a) A Chevrolet Corvette
(b) A Ford Mustang
(c) A Dodge Charger
(d) A Pontiac Sunbird

2. In the beginning of the story, Cleofilas’ father imagines her one day dreaming of returning to what “that never ended”?
(a) The chores
(b) The roads
(c) The bickering
(d) The drought

3. The narrator compares Cleofilas’ father’s head with what in the beginning of the story?
(a) A wolf
(b) A catfish
(c) A parrot
(d) A burro

4. Dolores’ garden is famous for what flowers that must be supported with broom handles and old boards?
(a) Roses
(b) Orchids
(c) Cockscombs
(d) Sunflowers

5. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro is not very tall and doesn’t look like the men on what?
(a) The nightly news
(b) The telenovelas
(c) The magazines
(d) The newspapers

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name “Soledad” mean in Spanish?

2. In some variations of the legend of La Llorona, she merges into what mistress of the conqueror Hernan Cortes?

3. What word from the story means “creek” in Spanish?

4. What word from the story means causing a shudder or feeling of horror?

5. When did Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors conquer the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan?

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