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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, May, Northern-Style Chorizo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tita sob on that she had been creating for her married life?
(a) Bedspread
(b) Handkerchief
(c) Pillow
(d) Wedding dress

2. The cake has ____________ filling and meringue frosting on it.
(a) Mango
(b) Apricot
(c) Apple
(d) Cherry

3. What does Mama Elena instruct to be taken away from Tita?
(a) Her favorite cookbook
(b) Her birth certificate
(c) Her room
(d) The ladder

4. What is the celebration for which Tita is cooking in the kitchen? The celebration of the ____________.
(a) Wedding of Gertrudis
(b) Wedding of Pedro
(c) End of her single life
(d) Birth of Robert

5. What begins to shake when Tita is trying to mix up all of the cake ingredients?
(a) The clouds
(b) Her hands
(c) The ground
(d) The trees

Short Answer Questions

1. Pedro's wife, who is _____________, does not appreciate the gesture of Pedro.

2. What is Tita's reaction to the private conversation between her and Pedro?

3. Who does Pedro have a great love for, and has revealed this to someone in secret?

4. Who was able to stave off the rebels from the house?

5. What will not thicken as a result of Tita's many tears?

(see the answer key)

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