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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The heat from Gertrudis' body ignites the wood of the ___________.
(a) Hallway
(b) Kitchen
(c) Bedroom
(d) Tub

2. John's grandmother ended up helping his great great ________________.
(a) Grandmother
(b) Uncle
(c) Grandfather
(d) Aunt

3. What is Tita's reaction to the private conversation between her and Pedro?
(a) She is even more sad
(b) She is happy
(c) She is angry
(d) She is confused

4. The _________ plans to visit the house every day in order to see the baby.
(a) Doctor
(b) Soldier
(c) Mayor
(d) Rebel

5. Pedro also tells Tita that he just wants to have a chance to be ___________.
(a) Happy
(b) A father
(c) Near her
(d) A good husband

6. Where does John end up taking Tita instead of to the asylum?
(a) His home
(b) The church
(c) Back home
(d) The convent

7. They had to kill the ____________ to keep them from being stolen.
(a) Grains
(b) Animals
(c) Plants
(d) Trees

8. From miles away, __________ sees the rose scented cloud from Gertrudis.
(a) Tita
(b) Mama
(c) A solider
(d) Rosaura

9. What do the guests at the wedding begin to do after they eat the wedding cake?
(a) Dance wildly
(b) Wail and cry
(c) Faint
(d) Laugh

10. Who has to help Rosaura deliver the baby on her own?
(a) Chechna
(b) Mama
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Tita

11. Who does Pedro have a great love for, and has revealed this to someone in secret?
(a) Rosaura
(b) Tita
(c) Mama
(d) Gertrudis

12. Tita works the almonds and the ______________ for the recipe she is making.
(a) Sesame seeds
(b) Walnuts
(c) Pecans
(d) Peanuts

13. What is the color of the roses that Pedro brings to Tita?
(a) White
(b) Red
(c) Yellow
(d) Pink

14. What does Tita discover about Nacha when she goes to her room?
(a) She is with a man
(b) She has packed up her things
(c) She is waiting for her
(d) She is dead

15. How much older is Rosaura than Tita?
(a) 5 years
(b) 2 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 1 year

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tita escape to after her confrontation with Mama?

2. The housekeeper from _________ brings her food, but it is bland and unfit for Tita.

3. What does Mama Elena instruct to be taken away from Tita?

4. The youngest daughter cannot ____________, according to Mama Elena.

5. Tita is no longer the __________ that the doctor remembers.

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