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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the closest city to Macun?
(a) Santurce.
(b) Santo Domingo.
(c) Bayamon.
(d) San Juan.

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

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

5. What is Margie's mother's name?
(a) Provi.
(b) Monin.
(c) Negi.
(d) Ramona.

6. In "The American Invasion of Macun", what does the expert pull out of a suitcase?
(a) A diagram of the digestive system.
(b) A huge set of teeth.
(c) A model of the human heart.
(d) A bag of toothbrushes.

7. What is ron canita?
(a) A Saturce dance.
(b) A song dedicated to women and liquor.
(c) A Christmas dish.
(d) A homemade rum.

8. What is a jamona?
(a) An unmarried woman.
(b) A ham.
(c) An outcast.
(d) A witch.

9. How does Esmeralda define politics in "The American Invasion of Macun"?
(a) As something men discuss at the bus stop.
(b) As the sole reason for the polio vaccines.
(c) As something she is too young to understand.
(d) As a fascinating science that explains her life.

10. What is sancocho?
(a) A beef soup with rice.
(b) A dish made with beans and rice.
(c) A fried meat pastry.
(d) A vegetable stew with cornmeal dumplings.

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

12. 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 weaker."
(c) "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
(d) "What doesn't make you stronger, makes you fat."

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

14. When Mami arrives to pick up Esmeralda in "Why Women Remain Jamona", what amenity does Mami brag about having?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Running water.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Indoor plumbing.

15. What does Mami pour onto Papi's clothes when she throws them onto the porch?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Mud.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Abuelo's eyes?

2. How old is the narrator when her family arrives in Macun?

3. What color is Papi's skin?

4. What color butterfly does Mami swat away from her ear?

5. With what does Esmeralda fill her skirt at Lalao's finca?

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