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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the short story refers to limited–run serial dramatic television shows that are popular in Latin America?
(a) Farmacia
(b) Telenovelas
(c) Mi querida
(d) La Malinche

2. Where was Sandra Cisneros born?
(a) Chicago, Illinois
(b) Denver, Colorado
(c) San Jose, California
(d) Concord, New Hampshire

3. What does the name Graciela mean in Spanish?
(a) Green
(b) Gecko
(c) Grace
(d) Grain

4. Dolores’ garden is famous for what flowers that must be supported with broom handles and old boards?
(a) Cockscombs
(b) Roses
(c) Orchids
(d) Sunflowers

5. The cover of a Mexican news–magazine that depicts graphic images of death and mutilation is described by the narrator as having a lover on the cover photographed with what object that “she used to salvage her good name”?
(a) A smoking gun
(b) A rusty knife
(c) A bloody fork
(d) A weathered hatchet

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers did Sandra Cisneros grow up with?

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

3. What cartoon character is described on the baby blanket that Cleofilas lays by the creek?

4. Who does the truck belong to that Felice picks Cleofilas up in?

5. What trees outside of Cleofilas’ home are said to rustle “like ladies in stiff petticoats”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cleofilas consider about her name in comparison with the characters from the telenovelas?

2. What is Cleofilas’ reply when Juan Pedro asks her why she is anxious about seeing the doctor?

3. Describe the narrative style of “Woman Hollering Creek.” How does the language in the story reinforce its themes?

4. How is Cleofilas’ relationship with Trini described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

5. What differences does Cleofilas find when she returns home after giving birth to her son?

6. How is Cleofilas’ laughter described at the end of the story? What does the laughter symbolize?

7. How is the concept of “borders” illustrated thematically in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

8. How does Juan Pedro behave toward Cleofilas after he has beaten her for the first time? What is Cleofilas’ response?

9. In what ways does the story “Woman Hollering Creek” reflect the life of author Sandra Cisneros?

10. How are the roles of women defined by the society in which Cleofilas lives in the story?

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