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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Tita give to her Mama in order to help her heal?
(a) Medicine
(b) Gifts
(c) Nourishing food
(d) Special herbs

4. Who takes advantage of Tita in the storage room, even though she surrenders to him?
(a) Pedro
(b) Ricardo
(c) John
(d) Dominic

5. What is Tita doing as Pedro watched her through the slats?
(a) Cooking
(b) Showering
(c) Grinding seeds
(d) Singing

6. Tita asks Chechna to tell her Mama that she is not going to _____________.
(a) Be single forever
(b) Cook anymore
(c) Be mean anymore
(d) Return to the ranch

7. What happened to Rosaura after she ate supper one night?
(a) She succumbed to digestive collapse
(b) She disappeared
(c) She left Pedro
(d) She forgave Tita

8. What do Esperanza and Alex find under of foot of ashes when they return from their trip?
(a) A single rose
(b) Pedro and Tita
(c) The family cookbook
(d) A note

9. In the end, Rosaura says that Tita cannot ______________ anymore, which causes Tita much grief.
(a) Care for her daughter
(b) See Pedro
(c) Cook
(d) Speak to her

10. When Gertrudis and her family arrive for the wedding, who is driving the car?
(a) Juan
(b) Her son
(c) Gertrudis
(d) Ricardo

11. Tita is cooking in the kitchen because John is coming over that night to ask her what?
(a) To meet his son
(b) For her hand in marriage
(c) To have his child
(d) To move in with him

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

13. Who would Gertrudis have liked to have be able to witness her rise to her new position?
(a) Rosaura
(b) Mama
(c) Nacha
(d) Chechna

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

15. Where does the child like to sleep when Tita is cooking?
(a) The porch
(b) The bedroom
(c) The garden
(d) The kitchen

Short Answer Questions

1. Tita tells Pedro that the next time he falls in love, he should sprout some _____________.

2. Pedro accuses Tita of having second thoughts about him because he is now a _____________.

3. Whose entrance helps to sweep away the ghost of Mama Elena?

4. Tita's __________ become a stream of water.

5. Mama Elena finally gives in as they have run out of ___________ to hire.

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