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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 kind of vehicle is Felice driving when she arrives to meet Cleofilas?
(a) A pickup truck
(b) A luxury car
(c) A sports car
(d) A sedan

2. “You or No One” is a title of what the short story?
(a) A Bollywood film
(b) A telenovela
(c) A folk song
(d) A stage play

3. What flowers in Dolores’ garden have a sad scent that “reminded Cleofilas of the dead”?
(a) Sunflowers
(b) Orchids
(c) Cockscombs
(d) Roses

4. What does Cleofilas make for the doorways without doors in their home?
(a) Fences
(b) Doors
(c) Walls
(d) Curtains

5. What phrase used in the story translates to “princess”?
(a) La consentida
(b) Que vida
(c) La Llorona
(d) Tu o Nadie

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Cleofilas’ brothers in the beginning of the story?

2. What does the narrator describe Cleofilas buying in the center of the town where she grew up in “that will appear in a day and a half as a pimple on her backside”?

3. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro has a bit of a belly from what?

4. The narrator describes the character of Maximiliano how in the story?

5. What item does Cleofilas lament not having in her home with Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

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