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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. What does Abuela offer Esmeralda in case she gets hungry before bed?
(a) Sancocho.
(b) Coconut milk.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Cookies.

2. What color shirt does Papi want on Sunday morning?
(a) Yellow.
(b) It used to be white, but now it's brownish.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

3. Which saying opens "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) "What doesn't kill you, makes you fat."
(b) "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
(c) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."
(d) "What doesn't kill you, makes you weaker."

4. What did Esmeralda volunteer to do at school?
(a) Arrange the classroom.
(b) Watch younger children after school.
(c) Prepare food for the children.
(d) Scold misbehaving children.

5. What is Mami's nickname?
(a) Monin.
(b) Ramona.
(c) Rami.
(d) Mona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papi order from the roadside stand when the get off the bus in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

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

3. How does Esmeralda burn her fingers?

4. In "Someone is Coming to Steal Your Lap", how does Mami react to the rain?

5. When Esmeralda is living in Saturce, what nighttime sound does she miss most?

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