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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Grandmother say about Zoira to Inocencia?
(a) He must choose between his mother or his wife.
(b) He picked a wonderful woman to be his wife.
(c) Zoira needs psychological help.
(d) She is better fit to raise the kids than Zoira is.

2. What does Celaya's mother say about the Grandmother?
(a) She is like a mother to her.
(b) She is her inspiration.
(c) She is an intrusion in their lives.
(d) She is the glue that keeps the family together.

3. What was Senora Regina's demeanor toward Soledad?
(a) Rude.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Caring.
(d) Motherly.

4. When the Awful Grandmother was a young girl, her family made ________________.
(a) Furniture.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Mexican shawls.

5. What is the Awful Grandmother's name?
(a) Soledad.
(b) Maria.
(c) Celestine.
(d) Cecilia.

6. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Celeste.
(b) Camille.
(c) Celaya.
(d) Cecilia.

7. In what city did the narrator's father and uncles work?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

8. What is "gente adinerada"?
(a) Gourmet meals.
(b) People with money.
(c) Formal gardens.
(d) An art style.

9. Who was Aunty Fina's husband?
(a) Uncle Jerome.
(b) Uncle Geraldo.
(c) Uncle Pio.
(d) Uncle Paulo.

10. The Awful Grandmother's mother was able to create _____________ like no one else could.
(a) gardens.
(b) hats.
(c) paintings.
(d) fringe.

11. Who is the helper of the Awful Grandmother who threatens to quit?
(a) Orlia.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Maria.
(d) Esther.

12. What profession does Aunt Light-Skin have?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Cook.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Teacher.

13. According to the Awful Grandmother, what should come first in a person's life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Family.
(c) Money.
(d) Education.

14. Who is married to Uncle Fat Face?
(a) Aunt Maria.
(b) Aunt Cecile.
(c) Aunty Tia.
(d) Aunty Licha.

15. What was left unfinished when the Awful Grandmother's mother died?
(a) Hat.
(b) Rebozo.
(c) Painting.
(d) Dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children are in Celaya's family?

2. Who is the daughter of the washerwoman?

3. To what country did the narrator's family make an annual trip?

4. How does Candelaria return home?

5. What did Soledad accidentally call Narciso when they first met?

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