Fruit of the Drunken Tree Quiz

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How does Chula escape her kidnappers? (from Section 9, Pages 208 - 224)

First; she manages to evade being grabbed by Petrona; later, she is rescued by Garrion, who has had a change of heart.

First, she manages to evade being grabbed by Garrion; later, she is rescued by Petrona, who has had a change of heart.

First she manages to get out of the trunk of the car where she has been kept; later, she is rescued by Mama and Cassandra.

First, she manages to get out of the trunk of the car where she has been kept; later, she is rescued by Petrona, who has had a change of heart.

Who is in the photograph that Chula receives from Petrona? (from Section 1, pages 1 - 22)

Petrona; her brother; and the baby that her brother’s wife had given birth to before she died.

Petrona; the baby that Chula had given birth to, and left in Petrona’s care; and the baby’s father.

Petrona; a baby that Chula thinks is Petrona’s; and a man that Chula thinks is the baby’s father.

Petrona; a baby that Chula thinks is Petrona’s; and a man that Chula thinks is Petrona’s brother.

What does Mama mean when she says that going to the city where Papa was seen would be like going into the wolf’s mouth? (from Section 10, pages 225 – 252)

She thinks that a visit to that particular city would put the rest of the family in danger of being kidnapped as well.

She thinks that leaving the house would put it in danger of being taken over by Petrona and her family.

She thinks that a visit to that particular city would put the rest of the family in danger of encountering the man with whom she had had an affair.

She thinks that leaving the house would put them in danger of it being taken over, and of them being never able to return.

What is the most likely reason that Mama tells Tica that she is beautiful like Cleopatra? (from Section 6, pages 129 - 150)

Mama is trying to cheer Tica up after the fright associated with the passing airplane.

Mama is trying to cheer Tica up after the fright associated with the passing police car.

Mama is trying to get Tica to like her more than Tica’s own mother, Tia Carmen.

Mama is trying to make Chula want to be more like her beautiful cousin.

What are two key parallels between the situations of Petrona and Chula in this sequence of chapters? (from Section 5, pages 103 - 128)

They are both responsible for deaths in their families, and they are both dealing with unpredictable fathers.

They are both dealing with violent attacks being made on their families, and they are both keeping secret the fact that they have boyfriends.

They are both living in someone else’s home, and they are being affected by events in someone else’s life.

They are both living in someone else’s home, and they are both responsible for deaths in their families.