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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because Cleofilas’ first child was turned backwards, she had what performed?
(a) A vasectomy
(b) An abortion
(c) A cesarean section
(d) A hysterectomy

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

3. How many brothers did Sandra Cisneros grow up with?
(a) 2
(b) 9
(c) 6
(d) 4

4. At what time is Cleofilas’ doctor’s appointment when she goes to see about the health of her second pregnancy?
(a) 5:30
(b) 2:00
(c) 4:00
(d) 3:30

5. Corin Tellado published more than how many novels in her lifetime?
(a) 4,000
(b) 2,250
(c) 1,200
(d) 750

Short Answer Questions

1. Felice tells Cleofilas that she doesn’t have what?

2. What does Cleofilas’ father say to her “in the hubbub of parting” in the beginning of the story?

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?

4. Cleofilas makes the discovery in “Woman Hollering Creek” that the only love that endures is what?

5. Who is the laundromat attendant whom Cleofilas asks about the name of Woman Hollering Creek?

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