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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. What is the first word of English Esmeralda hears her mother speak?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Yes.
(c) Home.
(d) No.
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the images in the botanica window Esmeralda passes in "El Mangle"?
(a) A blonde Virgin Mary.
(b) The Creation scene.
(c) The Tree of Life.
(d) A bleeding Jesus Christ.
3. What do the boys do in the streets near Esmeralda's home in "Casi Senorita"?
(a) Play soccer.
(b) Wage gang warfare.
(c) Play stickball.
(d) Fight playfully.
4. To what does Esmeralda compare her developing breasts?
(a) Egg yolks.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Tennis balls.
(d) Hills.
5. How many rooms does the family have in Tata's house?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Uncle Chico different from Tata and Don Julio?
2. What does the family eat when they arrive at Tata's?
3. What does Miss Brown, the homeroom teacher, wear?
4. What color are Nicasia's eyes?
5. What does Esmeralda do to make life in El Mangle more pleasant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Don Joaquin calls on sinners to cast off evil?
2. Why does Esmeralda scream at Don Luis during her piano lessons?
3. Discuss the letter that Esmeralda writes to her father and the family's reaction to it.
4. How has Mami's new appearance changed the way she interacts with people in Puerto Rico?
5. How does Esmeralda's family react when they learn that Francisco has cancer?
6. Discuss the difference in Gladys' and Esmeralda's reactions to the task of peeling potatoes.
7. Why does Mami begin sending the children to Sunday school?
8. How has Mami's appearance changed after her return from New York?
9. Discuss the differences between Angie and Gladys.
10. Discuss the interactions between Esmeralda's family and the taxi driver in "Angels on the Ceiling".
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