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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33: "Minerva Writes Poems".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the age difference between Minerva and Esperanza?
(a) Minerva is a little bit younger than Esperanza.
(b) Minerva is significantly older than Esperanza.
(c) Minerva is significantly younger than Esperanza.
(d) Minerva is a little bit older than Esperanza.

2. What does Marin do when her aunt goes to sleep?
(a) Drinks tequila.
(b) She stands under the streetlights smoking and listening to the radio.
(c) She cooks and makes lunches for all of the kids the following day.
(d) She sews baby clothing.

3. Why is Minerva black and blue?
(a) Her husband beats her.
(b) She is very clumsy.
(c) Her children beat her.
(d) She is sick with cancer.

4. What does Minerva do after her children have gone to sleep?
(a) Write poems.
(b) Cry.
(c) Fight with her husband.
(d) Drink wine.

5. What does Minerva already have?
(a) Wrinkles.
(b) Two kids and a husband, who left.
(c) A house.
(d) A college degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does she plan on doing as soon as she gets back to P.R.?

2. Where does Marin’s boyfriend live?

3. Esperanza is overcome with grief at the end of this vignette, why is this?

4. Who crumples like a coat and cries?

5. Who has died at the beginning of this vignette?

(see the answer key)

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