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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rosaura ask Tita for help with when she enters the kitchen?

3. What does Pedro want to do in response to Tita's news to him?

4. Where has Pedro been waiting for Tita every night since their passionate encounter?

5. What does Tita advise Rosaura to chew on before she goes to bed at night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mama seems to put Pedro and Tita into a position where they will always experience sexual and emotional tension.

Part 1: Why do you think Mama doesn't want Tita to be with Pedro, aside from her given excuse?

Part 2: Why do you think Mama puts Tita and Pedro together so often anyway, even though she knows how they feel about each other?

Part 3: Do you think mama perhaps wants the two to be together? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of taking care of others seems to come up quite often in this story, with many characters relying on other characters, as well as characters being the nurturers.

Part 1: How does this story define the idea of nurturing? Does this definition seem to be realistic?

Part 2: Why does Tita feel so strongly about Rosaura's son? Why is she so attentive to him?

Part 3: Do you think nurturing can ever go too far? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The mother and daughter relationship in this story is one that seems to be quite complicated.

Part 1: Why do the daughters continue to bend to Mama's needs, even if they don't agree with her?

Part 2: Why wouldn't the daughters tell Mama 'no'?

Part 3: Why didn't Mama seemingly want a healthy relationship with her daughters?

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