1 What fruit does Esmeralda see in the supermarket? Pear Guava Mango Apple 2 What genre is When I Was Puerto Rican? Historical Fiction Memoir Fiction Biography 3 What do the guava's symbolize for Esmeralda? Her mother When her father and mother were happy together Fertility Her childhood in Puerto Rico 4 What is a jíbaro? An unmarried woman A Puerto Rican migrant A country poet A rural Puerto Rican 5 What is Esmeralda's nickname? Negi Esme Delsa Moni 6 What does Esmeralda compare her family's house to? A cage An oasis A lard can A wooden box 7 What happens to Esmeralda while she's helping Pablo with the house? Termites crawl all over her She gets bit by a snake She gets in trouble for not helping She falls and cuts her hand 8 What does Esmeralda want to be when she's little? A cartographer An actress A jíbara A poet 9 What does the phrase, "someone is coming to steal your lap" mean? You're going to have a younger sibling Pay attention Someone's fallen in love with you Watch your back 10 "Their fights sputtered into our lives like water on a hot skillet" is an example of: Metaphor Irony Simile Alliteration 11 Which is NOT a reason that Pablo and Ramona fight? Pablo's infidelity Pablo's disappearances Money Pablo not helping take care of the children 12 How does Esmeralda feel when she finds out about her half-sister Margie? Confused about why Pablo has another daughter with someone else Sad that she didn't know about her before Jealous She wants to play with her 13 Esmeralda is the ______ sibling middle oldest youngest twin 14 How do women talk about men in Macún? With love With scorn With respect With indifference 15 Why is her uniform so special to Esmeralda? It's the uniform of an elite school It's the only possession that belongs solely to her Ramona sewed it for her She bought it herself 16 Where does the family live at the beginning of the memoir? San Juan New York Macún Ponce 17 Why does Ramona decide to move with the children to San Juan? They have no money to live in Macún She misses her mom Pablo disappears for days without warning She found a job in San Juan 18 What decade is it during Esmeralda's childhood? 1970s 1950s 1960s 1940s 19 How do the other children treat Esmeralda when she moves to a school in the city? They respect her for being so smart They make fun of her, calling her a jíbara They ignore her She makes a friend named Yolanda 20 Who does Esmeralda talk to when she has questions about the world? Ramona, her mother Tata, her grandmother Pablo, her father Delsa, her sister 21 What does Pablo do when he finds out where Ramona is living? Takes the children back with him Asks her to marry him Spends time with the children and tries to win her back Yells at her for running away 22 How does Esmeralda feel when the family moves back to Macún? She misses her cousins in the city Suprised by how much it has changed Sad to be leaving the city Excited to be home 23 Who's Juanita? Ramona's sister Esmeralda's best friend in Macún The new baby Esmeralda's teacher 24 Whose funeral does the family go to? The local priests Pablo's Raymond's, Esmeralda's brother Don Berto's, Juanita's grandfather 25 How does Pablo describe a soul? The part of a person that never dies That part of a person that falls in love The part of a person that writes poetry He doesn't believe in souls
