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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woman Hollering Creek.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does “La Llorona” translate to in English?
(a) The Weeping Woman
(b) Kind person
(c) Insightful woman
(d) The contented one

2. Where does Cleofilas air out her husband’s shoes each evening?
(a) In the bathroom
(b) In the bedroom
(c) On the porch
(d) In the laundry room

3. La Llorona in "Woman Hollering Creek" represents an archetype for the woman who suffers endlessly for what?
(a) Knowledge
(b) Love
(c) Children
(d) Wealth

4. In the telenovela Maria de Nadie, the heroine is a poor country girl from where?
(a) Peru
(b) Argentina
(c) Ecuador
(d) Brazil

5. The character of Felice represents what to Cleofilas in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
(a) Adultery
(b) Inadequacy
(c) Independence
(d) Abuse

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Spanish word “viejas” translate to in English?

2. What does Cleofilas twist into knots, fans, and roses when she accompanies her husband to the bar in their first year of marriage?

3. Seguin, Texas is located in what county?

4. What is the name of the city where Cleofilas was born and raised?

5. On what day of the week does Dolores take flowers to the grave of her husband and sons?

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