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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Felice drives across the creek with Cleofilas, she opens her mouth and lets “out a yell as loud as any” what?
(a) Mariachi
(b) Tiburón
(c) Caballo
(d) Lobo

2. Graciela asks her friend to take Cleofilas to the bus station in what city during her phone call?
(a) Guadalupe
(b) Laredo
(c) Seguin
(d) San Antonio

3. In the folk tale of La Llorona which is cited in “Woman Hollering Creek,” the heroine is not allowed into heaven until she has found what?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her mother
(c) Her Bible
(d) Her children

4. What does the name “Soledad” mean in Spanish?
(a) Regret
(b) Wonder
(c) Happiness
(d) Loneliness

5. On what day of the week does Dolores take flowers to the grave of her husband and sons?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Thursday
(d) Sunday

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the laundromat attendant yell at Cleofilas for after her son is born?

3. What is the name of the wealthy son that the heroine of Maria de Nadie falls in love with?

4. When was Sandra Cisneros born?

5. What is the name of Cleofilas’ neighbor to the right when she lives near Woman Hollering Creek?

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