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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Angels on the Ceiling and You Don't Want to Know.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the bags Mami carries off the plane?
(a) Books for family members.
(b) Clothes for the children.
(c) Produce and spices from el pais.
(d) Letters from home.

2. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?
(a) A diagram of the digestive system.
(b) A huge set of teeth.
(c) A model of the human heart.
(d) A bag of toothbrushes.

3. Where does Mami go to visit the ailing Francisco?
(a) Brooklyn General.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) King's County Hospital.
(d) Francisco's family home.

4. What is ron canita?
(a) A song dedicated to women and liquor.
(b) A Saturce dance.
(c) A Christmas dish.
(d) A homemade rum.

5. How many of their vocabulary words must the children use in to write their essays in "El Mangle"?
(a) No more than 5 vocabulary words.
(b) At least 5 vocabulary words.
(c) All of the vocabulary words.
(d) 3-4 vocabulary words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mami keep a small notebook in her purse?

2. When she first arrived in El Mangle, why wouldn't Esmeralda drink water?

3. Why does Tata drink beer?

4. To what does Esmeralda compare Miss Jimenez's calves?

5. Why don't boys pay attention to Esmeralda in "Letters from New York"?

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