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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through El Mangle and Letters From New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?
(a) Indoor plumbing.
(b) Running water.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Electricity.

2. What kind of work does Mami bring home in "Letters from New York"?
(a) Mending.
(b) Editing.
(c) Ironing.
(d) Cooking.

3. How many eggs does the hen in the yard lay?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?
(a) She runs the water too hot.
(b) She touches the sunny side of the house.
(c) She touches the stove.
(d) She touches a lit candle.

5. What kind of math problem is Esmeralda called to the board to solve?
(a) Subtraction of decimals.
(b) Multiplication.
(c) Addition of percents.
(d) Addition of fractions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?

2. Where does Tata live?

3. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?

4. To what does the narrator compare her family's first house?

5. Esmeralda learns that which of the following is something reciprocally exchanged between adults?

(see the answer key)

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