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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mami afraid of the dirt floor in the new house?
(a) She's afraid of the scorpions and spiders.
(b) She's afraid of looking like a jibara.
(c) She's afraid of the parasites living in the soil.
(d) She doesn't like the feeling of dirt.

2. In "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap", Esmeralda sees "ribbons" hanging from the trees. What are these "ribbons"?
(a) Confetti from the last celebration.
(b) Hair ribbons hanging to dry.
(c) Pig intestines drying for sausage.
(d) Christmas decorations.

3. What does Mami's skin smell like when she picks up Esmeralda?
(a) Soap and rice.
(b) Olives and roses.
(c) Cedar and smoke.
(d) Oregano and wood smoke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Abuelo sleep?

3. What does Mami put on the narrator's burned fingers?

4. How many mango trees does the family lose in "Mami Gets a Job"?

5. How many avocado trees does the family have left after the disaster in "Mami Gets a Job"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Esmeralda react to her father's tears in "Fighting Naked"?

2. According to Papi, why do Americans speak Spanish so poorly?

3. Describe Rita's attire in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap".

4. What is a jibara? Why does Esmeralda think she might be one?

5. What is the purpose of the meeting the women and children attend in "The American Invasion of Macun"?

6. How does Abuela treat Esmeralda's injury?

7. What does the family do when the heavy rains come in "Someone is Coming to Take Your Lap"?

8. How does Esmeralda injure her hand at Abuela's house?

9. Describe the house Esmeralda's family moves into at the beginning of Chapter 1: Jibara.

10. When Mami comes to get Esmeralda, how does Esmeralda feel about being left at Abuela's by Papi?

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