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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shooting Stars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of disposition does the eldest son of Rocio's next door neighbors seem to have?
(a) A gregarious type of disposition.
(b) An animal meanness type of disposition.
(c) A passive type of disposition.
(d) A submissive type of disposition.

2. Aside from food, which of the following is stored in the Esquibels' kitchen?
(a) A washing machine.
(b) Her mother's memories.
(c) A bushel of pine cones.
(d) A lawn mower.

3. How much money is Rocio prepared to spend on a gift for her mother?
(a) Seven dollars.
(b) Twenty-two dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Forty-five dollars.

4. What does the ashtray with cigarette butts that Nieves keeps on a shelf close to the table supposed to signify?
(a) Do not smoke in this house.
(b) The last time that Rocio and Mercy's father visited them.
(c) The last time that Nieves lit up a cigarette.
(d) Smoking kills.

5. Who has gifted one of the Esquibels with most of the gifts under the Esquibel family Christmas tree?
(a) Rocio's sister, Mercy.
(b) Nieves.
(c) Family friends.
(d) Nieves' students.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the next door neighbors come across to Rocio and her sister?

2. What Christmas year is being reminisced about at the beginning of the Evening in Paris section of the book?

3. Who is the recipient of most of the presents under the Esquibel family Christmas tree?

4. What does Nieves do with the Christmas present that she receives from Rocio?

5. What does Rocio do in relation to the small window in the bathroom?

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