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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Graciela’s phone call in the third section of the story, she tells her friend she can’t talk louder because she’s where?
(a) In church
(b) At school
(c) At the library
(d) At work

3. Who will apply the hair rinse that Cleofilas goes to buy early in the story?
(a) Chela
(b) Maria
(c) Soledad
(d) Dolores

4. What is Cleofilas doing when Maximiliano makes a rude gesture implying she needs to have sex?
(a) Washing dishes
(b) Cooking dinner
(c) Reading a book
(d) Sewing

5. Where does Juan Pedro say he’ll take Cleofilas to buy her wedding dress?
(a) Amarillo, Texas
(b) Dallas, Texas
(c) Laredo, Texas
(d) Houston, Texas

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle is Felice driving when she arrives to meet Cleofilas?

2. What Spanish phrase from the story translates to “my darling”?

3. Graciela asks her friend to take Cleofilas to what bus station?

4. What Spanish phrase from the story is translated as “on the other side”?

5. Where was Sandra Cisneros born?

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