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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Juan Pedro feels that if Cleofilas “had any brains in her head she’d realize he’s been up before” what, “earning his living”?
(a) The rooster
(b) The cows
(c) The sheep
(d) The dog

2. How does Juan Pedro demand that each course of dinner be served?
(a) With fresh napkins
(b) On a separate plate
(c) With a piece of fruit
(d) With a new fork

3. What is Cleofilas’ presumed destination at the end of “Woman Hollering Creek”?
(a) Her daughter’s house
(b) Her father’s house
(c) Her mother’s house
(d) Her husband’s house

4. Of the men at the bar, the narrator says “If they are lucky, there are” what “at the end of the long night”?
(a) Hugs
(b) Tears
(c) Fights
(d) Revelations

5. Who does Cleofilas suggests writing to ask for money for the new baby’s expenses?
(a) Juan Pedro’s father
(b) Her mother
(c) Her father
(d) Juan Pedro’s mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the baby do as he pulls up fistfuls of grass by the creek?

2. How is Juan Pedro said to laugh, according to the narrator?

3. What does Juan Pedro do after beating Cleofilas for the first time, and the times after it?

4. What does the name Graciela mean in Spanish?

5. What Spanish phrase is translated in the story as “You or No One”?

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