Fruit of the Drunken Tree Quiz

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Who is Ramon? (from Section 2, pages 23 – 44)

Petrona’s discontented father.

Chula’s discontented younger brother.

One of a pair of twins befriended by Chula and Cassandra (the other is Ricardo).

Petrona’s discontented younger brother.

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

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

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

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.

Who do Chula and Cassandra encounter unexpectedly in the bakery? (from Section 9, Pages 208 - 224)

Garrion and Mama.

Mama and the man she had the private birthday party for.

Petrona and Garrion.

The man from the birthday party and Petrona.

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 police car.

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

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

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