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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Women Remain Jamona and Mami Gets a Job.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of bugs swarm Esmeralda when she picked up the old floor boards?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Ants.
(c) Maggots.
(d) Termites.

3. Which trolley stop number is Esmeralda's new home located at?
(a) #2.
(b) #6.
(c) #20.
(d) #26.

4. What does Esmeralda call New York when she first hears that Tata has moved there?
(a) Nueva York.
(b) America.
(c) Los Nueva Yores.
(d) Alla.

5. How many siblings did Mami's mother have?
(a) 14.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mami was fed up with Papi, where does she go?

2. What is Margie's mother's name?

3. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. colony?

4. What can Esmeralda hear from the stoop as she holds back tears in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

5. What does Esmeralda sell at a stand in the yard?

(see the answer key)

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