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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Awful Grandmother's stories are all about _________________________.
(a) her dead husband.
(b) her dreams of a better life for her family.
(c) her love of cooking.
(d) making people feel sorry for her.

2. Why does Soledad want her baby to be a boy?
(a) So he won't have the pain a woman has in life.
(b) So Narciso will be pleased with her.
(c) So she can love him the way the Virgin Mary loved Jesus.
(d) So that she can raise a good man for the world.

3. Who talks the boy in #157 out of marrying Celaya?
(a) Soledad.
(b) Zoila.
(c) Inocencio.
(d) A priest.

4. What similarity do Soledad and her daughter share regarding marriage?
(a) They both married in the same church.
(b) They were both "stolen" away.
(c) They both married men named Miguel.
(d) They both wore the same dress.

5. Why does Eleuterio not approve of the relationship Narciso has with a girl in the city in #94?
(a) She is half black.
(b) She has a child.
(c) She was married before.
(d) She is too young.

6. How does Narciso later say he lost the body part in #92?
(a) It was diseased.
(b) A surgical mistake.
(c) A congenital disease.
(d) In battle.

7. How many children do Inocencio and his wife have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

8. Who is Soledad's daughter?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Fina.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Ignacia.

9. How had Eleuterio's father forced him to do the right thing?
(a) He had to stop drinking.
(b) He had to get an education.
(c) He had to marry Regina.
(d) He had to get a job.

10. What does Narciso do when he travels so much for work?
(a) He gets Frequent Flyer points.
(b) He has an affair.
(c) He becomes homesick.
(d) He writes many letters.

11. What is the name of Soledad's child?
(a) Diego.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Enrique.
(d) Inocencio.

12. How does the Grandmother calm her nerves?
(a) Going for a brisk walk.
(b) Working in the garden.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Braiding and unbraiding the strands of her rebozo.

13. How does the Grandmother try to edge her way back into Inocencio's life?
(a) Making rebozos for his wife and daughter.
(b) Paying his health insurance.
(c) Giving him the down payment for the house.
(d) Paying for Celaya's braces.

14. To what did Soledad's child devote his time?
(a) Playing the guitar.
(b) Reading.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Daydreaming.

15. To what city does the family move?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Portland.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Soledad's daughter hate her?

2. What occurred during the "Ten Tragic Days"?

3. Whose ghost does Celaya see when she visits her father?

4. What does the Awful Grandmother agree to do?

5. What does Inocencio buy in Texas without consulting his wife?

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