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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Cleofilas’ neighbor to the right when she lives near Woman Hollering Creek?
(a) Felice
(b) Trini
(c) Maria
(d) Dolores

2. The narrator says early in the story, “But what Cleofilas has been waiting for, has been whispering and sighing and giggling for, has been anticipating since she was old enough to lean against the window displays of gauze and butterflies and lace, is” what?
(a) Peace
(b) Purpose
(c) Prominence
(d) Passion

3. Cleofilas was born and raised in what Mexican state?
(a) Coahuila
(b) Tabasco
(c) Sonora
(d) Michoacán

4. Cleofilas considers that her husband and the other men at the bar are “nightly trying to find the truth lying at the bottom of the bottle like” what?
(a) A ring in a drainpipe
(b) A stone on a mountaintop
(c) A gold doubloon on the sea floor
(d) A friend in a grave

5. Who does the truck belong to that Felice picks Cleofilas up in?
(a) Soledad
(b) Maria
(c) Felice
(d) Graciela

6. Cleofilas is said to have always been talented at what?
(a) Pottery
(b) Sewing
(c) Writing
(d) Painting

7. At what time is Cleofilas’ doctor’s appointment when she goes to see about the health of her second pregnancy?
(a) 3:30
(b) 4:00
(c) 2:00
(d) 5:30

8. What Spanish word in the story refers to the store where Cleofilas goes to buy a hair rinse?
(a) Cocina
(b) Baño
(c) Farmacia
(d) Palacio

9. Seguin, Texas is located in what county?
(a) Fisher County
(b) Camp County
(c) Guadalupe County
(d) Trinity County

10. What is the name of the woman who drowns her children in the legend of “La Llorona”?
(a) Maria
(b) Trini
(c) Soledad
(d) Felice

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

12. “You or No One” is a title of what the short story?
(a) A telenovela
(b) A stage play
(c) A Bollywood film
(d) A folk song

13. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro’s face is still scarred from what?
(a) Knife fights
(b) Acne
(c) War
(d) The sun

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

15. What does the Spanish word “pues” translate to in English?
(a) Accept
(b) Well
(c) Lift
(d) Make

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Juan Pedro described as kicking when he says “he hates this shitty house and is going out”?

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

3. What is the name of Cleofilas’ son in the story?

4. Where was Sandra Cisneros born?

5. At what business does Graciela’s friend agree to meet Cleofilas in order to drive her to the bus station?

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