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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does Dolores take flowers to the grave of her husband and sons?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday

2. Where does Cleofilas air out her husband’s shoes each evening?
(a) On the porch
(b) In the bedroom
(c) In the laundry room
(d) In the bathroom

3. What does “La Llorona” translate to in English?
(a) Kind person
(b) The Weeping Woman
(c) The contented one
(d) Insightful woman

4. Who is the heroine of “You or No One”?
(a) Lucia Mendez
(b) Dolores
(c) Cleofilas
(d) Graciela

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish term from the story refers to a town square?

2. At what time does Graciela’s friend agree to meet Cleofilas to take her to the bus station?

3. Felice says to Cleofilas as they drive out of town, “I guess you’re only famous if you’re” what?

4. What is the name of Cleofilas’ neighbor to the right when she lives near Woman Hollering Creek?

5. What is the full name of Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the character of Dolores live? How is this character and her home described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

2. What about the creek by her house fascinates Cleofilas after her marriage? How does she pursue this matter?

3. What is Cleofilas’ reply when Juan Pedro asks her why she is anxious about seeing the doctor?

4. How does Graciela describe Cleofilas and her condition to Felice? What does she ask Felice to do?

5. How does the narrator describe the setting where Cleofilas and Juan Pedro live after marrying?

6. What happens when Cleofilas meets Felice in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

7. What does Cleofilas consider about her name in comparison with the characters from the telenovelas?

8. How does Cleofilas compare her hometown to that of Seguin, Texas, during the story?

9. How does Cleofilas compare romantic love to the love between parent and child?

10. Why does Cleofilas doubt her ability to return home when she considers it in the story?

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