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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gertrudis come home with when she arrives back at the ranch?
(a) Her soliders
(b) A few friends
(c) No one
(d) Her new dog

2. Who tells Tita he/she does not approve of her marrying John?
(a) Rosaura
(b) Pedro
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Mama

3. What signals the presence of Mama Elena's ghost in the room with Tita?
(a) A strong, cold gust of air
(b) A bowl shatters
(c) A song
(d) An image appears in the window

4. For whom is Tita making the cream fritters mentioned in the title of this chapter?
(a) Pedro
(b) Rosaura
(c) Gertrudis
(d) John

5. Tita worries that the accident didn't just affect Pedro's skin, but also his ___________.
(a) Fertility
(b) Lungs
(c) Heart
(d) Mind

6. Who is the bride at the wedding celebration?
(a) Esperanza
(b) Tita
(c) Elena
(d) Gertrudis

7. What do Tita and Chechna put into a cool room until the next day's celebration?
(a) Chiles
(b) Wedding cake
(c) Turkey
(d) Tostadas

8. Chechna decides to tell Mama that she found Tita as a _________ and that has made Tita worry about her worth.
(a) Prostitute
(b) Maid
(c) Beggar
(d) Teacher

9. Tita realizes her mother is ______________ as she has to ask for help from her daughter.
(a) Humiliated
(b) Happy
(c) Different
(d) Scared

10. What has been severely depleted by the troops that were staying at the ranch?
(a) Pantry
(b) Tita
(c) Water
(d) The garden

11. John is grateful to ____________ for healing Tita, as he has been unsuccessful.
(a) Tita
(b) Chechna
(c) Nacha
(d) Gertrudis

12. Who used to love the tedious job of shelling these ingredients?
(a) John
(b) Mama
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Rosaura

13. How long did it take for Rosaura to lose the baby weight she had gained?
(a) Three weeks
(b) One week
(c) Two months
(d) One month

14. What does Pedro beg Tita not to do as he is being carried away for treatment?
(a) Leave him
(b) Die
(c) Tell Rosaura
(d) Help him

15. Rosaura tells Tita she has no right to have _______________.
(a) A family of her own
(b) Happiness
(c) A boyfriend
(d) Peace

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gertrudis and her family arrive for the wedding, who is driving the car?

2. Why is Tita especially distracted when she is in the kitchen?

3. What is Pedro's reaction to the news Gertrudis forces him to hear from Tita?

4. If Tita does not start to behave, says Rosaura, Rosaura will ____________.

5. Who advises Tita to follow the love in her heart?

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