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

2. What is a bohio?
(a) A traditional card game.
(b) A peasant's country house.
(c) A small city dwelling.
(d) A traditional jibara song.

3. Why must Esmeralda use her right hand to cross herself?
(a) The left hand is the Devil's hand.
(b) Esmeralda injured her left hand to gain Abuela's sympathy.
(c) Esmeralda's left hand has an unsightly mole.
(d) Esmeralda is a child and must cross with her right hand.

4. The children smell what kind of soap when the men come home after work?
(a) Dove.
(b) Irish Spring.
(c) Palmolive.
(d) Dial.

5. When Esmeralda meets Rita, what does Rita's smile remind her of?
(a) Colgate toothpaste commercials.
(b) The Chiquita banana woman.
(c) Lipstick ads.
(d) A famous actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which trolley stop number is Esmeralda's new home located at?

2. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?

3. How many eggs does the hen in the yard lay?

4. Who is the governor of Puerto Rico during "The Invasion of Macun"?

5. Where do the children sleep?

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