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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. Who is the daughter of the washerwoman?
(a) Candelaria.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Camille.
(d) Constance.
2. To what does Celaya compare the color of the skin of Candelaria?
(a) Honey.
(b) Caramel.
(c) Bittersweet chocolate.
(d) Milk.
3. What is the Awful Grandmother's name?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Maria.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Cecilia.
4. Why does Celaya's grandmother say Celaya could not appreciate a silk rebozo?
(a) She grew up in the United States.
(b) She is too young to understand what it means.
(c) She would rather wear cotton.
(d) She doesn't take care of her things.
5. What is a chillona?
(a) A tattletale.
(b) A wimp.
(c) A hero.
(d) A crybaby.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the Awful Grandmother think that Celaya's father should give the item in #25 to her and not to Celaya?
2. How does the Grandfather generally treat Celaya?
3. What is Narciso's last name?
4. Whose birthday does the Grandmother make arrangements to celebrate?
5. Who is the helper of the Awful Grandmother who threatens to quit?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Grandmother advise Inocencio about his hysterical wife?
2. Who is Antonieta Araceli and how do the cousins upset her?
3. Why is the girl, Candelaria, pressed into service for the Grandmother?
4. How many children are in Celaya's family and what distinction does she have?
5. Explain the nice lifestyle shared by Uncle Baby and Aunty Ninfa.
6. Who are Celaya's father and two uncles and what type of business do they have in Chicago?
7. What are the circumstances that have Soledad moving into the Reyes household with Narciso's family?
8. Why is Candelaria removed from the Reyes home?
9. How does the Grandmother try to hurt Mother by telling her a secret?
10. To what location did Celaya's family travel each year and why did they travel as a family?
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