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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 is Esmeralda called when she is surprised by the pencil sharpener?
(a) A tonta.
(b) A heathen.
(c) A jibara.
(d) An idiot.

2. Why won't Abuela make breakfast before Mass?
(a) Abuela does not want to be late.
(b) Abuela does not have anything to make for breakfast.
(c) Abuela is punishing Esmeralda.
(d) Abuela fasts before church.

3. What does Papi order from the roadside stand when the get off the bus in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?
(a) Two empanadas and a Pepsi.
(b) Two cafe con leches.
(c) A large plate of rice and beans.
(d) Two alcapurrias and two Coca-Colas.

4. Which amenity does Esmeralda's family share with another family?
(a) An outhouse.
(b) A bathroom.
(c) A patio.
(d) A kitchen.

5. What color butterfly does Mami swat away from her ear?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bohio?

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

3. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?

4. Which Puerto Rican food does the American food expert fail to recognize?

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

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