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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Shot at It and Epilogue: One of These Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Esmeralda go with Mami to act as a translator?
(a) The police station.
(b) The elementary school office.
(c) The welfare office.
(d) A meeting with Mami's boss at the factory.

2. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. colony?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1902.

3. According to the personality tests she takes, what does Esmeralda like to do?
(a) Work independently.
(b) Help people.
(c) Create things by hand.
(d) Analyze situations.

4. After she has had an evening to think, what does Esmeralda tell Mr. Barone she would like to be?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A chemist.
(c) An actress.
(d) A model.

5. What is mavi, the beverage that Papi makes in "Mami Gets a Job"?
(a) Bark beer.
(b) Rum.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Esmeralda injure herself in "Why Women Remain Jamona"?

3. Who is Margie?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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