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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In comparing Seguin, Texas to her hometown, Cleofilas notes that the houses are what?
(a) More ornate in Seguin
(b) Closer together in Seguin
(c) Further apart in Seguin
(d) Dingier in Seguin

2. What Spanish phrase from the story is translated as “on the other side”?
(a) Tu o Nadie
(b) Pues, alla de los indios, quien sabe
(c) En el otro lado
(d) No es bueno para la salud

3. What does Cleofilas’ father say to her “in the hubbub of parting” in the beginning of the story?
(a) You always were my favorite
(b) I am your father, I will never abandon you
(c) May you live happily ever after
(d) Make sure he treats you right

4. What does Juan Pedro do after beating Cleofilas for the first time, and the times after it?
(a) He laughs
(b) He beats himself
(c) He calls his mother
(d) He weeps

5. Describing Cleofilas’ name, Graciela suggests she is named after what?
(a) A Queen of Spain
(b) A wildflower
(c) A Mexican saint
(d) A grandmother

Short Answer Questions

1. Cleofilas was born and raised in what Mexican state?

2. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro is not very tall and doesn’t look like the men on what?

3. Dolores’ garden is famous for what flowers that must be supported with broom handles and old boards?

4. When was the Spanish author Corin Tellado born?

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

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