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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of tree is in front of Cora's house?
(a) A dogwood.
(b) A cactus.
(c) A poinsettia tree.
(d) A tipa tree.

2. Whose characters did Magda's neighbor name her sons after?
(a) Grimm.
(b) Cervantes.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. How does Senora Francisca keep her husband from spending any more money?
(a) She buys all new furniture and sends him the bill.
(b) She burns all of his money.
(c) She gives all his money to his mistress.
(d) She puts a freeze on his bank account.

4. Why are the women fearful for the American woman?
(a) Some of the men are tired of being harrassed.
(b) Some of the men are getting aggressive.
(c) Some of the men are leaving.
(d) Some of the men are ignoring the other women.

5. What does Magda notice at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) The clouds are darkening.
(b) The laborers are singing.
(c) The fields are rotting.
(d) The first fully-bloomed poinsettia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during the speech?

2. How are the women supposed to view being yelled at by the men?

3. What does Gabriela follow to get home?

4. According to the women in Magda's family, who is visiting Uruguay?

5. What does Lilita do that upsets Emilia?

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