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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. Sandra Cisneros’ anthology Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories was published in what year?
(a) 1983
(b) 1991
(c) 2002
(d) 1975

2. What does the name Graciela mean in Spanish?
(a) Grace
(b) Gecko
(c) Green
(d) Grain

3. What is the name of the city where Cleofilas was born and raised?
(a) Monclova
(b) Seguin
(c) Mexico City
(d) Laredo

4. When was Sandra Cisneros born?
(a) 1946
(b) 1935
(c) 1941
(d) 1954

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cleofilas feel about Felice?

2. How many brothers does Cleofilas have in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

3. It is pointed out in “Woman Hollering Creek” that Cleofilas does not speak what language?

4. What Spanish phrase from the story translates to “my darling”?

5. What Spanish phrase in the story translates to “bad air”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cleofilas compare Juan Pedro to the male stars of the telenovelas?

2. How does Cleofilas go about convincing Juan Pedro to take her to the doctor? What promises does she make?

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

4. How does Cleofilas respond to her father’s statement in the opening of the story? Why does she react in this way?

5. How are the roles of women defined by the society in which Cleofilas lives in the story?

6. How is Cleofilas’ laughter described at the end of the story? What does the laughter symbolize?

7. How is the character of Soledad described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

8. How does Cleofilas compare her life to the lives of the heroines of the telenovelas?

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

10. Who is getting married in the opening of “Woman Hollering Creek”? How are the cultural details of the event described?

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