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Call Me Maria Review Test

Quiz by Becky

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15 questions
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  • Q1
    What point of view is the story told?
    2nd person
    first person
    3rd objective
    3rd omniscient
    30s
  • Q2
    “Today I feel like an iguana seeking a warm rock in the sun.”
    hyperbole
    onomatopoeia
    simile
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q3
    When Maria feels like an iguana, she feels...
    like sunshine
    very happy
    depressed
    better
    30s
  • Q4
    How does the structure change in the excerpt?
    from an essay to poetry
    from poetry to an essay
    from an essay to informative
    from poetry to a story
    30s
  • Q5
    What do the barrio women discuss that is like “poets inspired to recite verses”?
    The rain
    Life in the barrio
    The food and life in Puerto Rico
    Mami’s arrival
    30s
  • Q6
    Compare Maria’s actions to the actions of the barrio women.
    Maria is going back to Puerto Rico and the barrio women aren’t.
    Maria has a father and they don’t.
    Maria came to the U.S. for education and the others came for food and work
    Maria is vocal and the barrio women are quiet.
    30s
  • Q7
    “He’s trying hard to be a gentleman, but after he opens the passenger door for Mami – she swings her tanned legs out of the door of the car with the grace of a dancer; her movements are a ballet – he slams it hard." Why does the author set off part of the sentence with dashes?
    The author is contrasting the emotions of Mami and Papi
    The author is emphasizing the way Mami and Papi walk.
    The author is helping the reader better imagine Papi’s fancy car.
    The author is showing how close Papi and Mami feel emotionally.
    30s
  • Q8
    How is Mami different from the barrio women?
    Mami appears very refined, while the barrio women are seen as crude
    Mami is very verbal, while the barrio women watch and whisper.
    Mami does not know how to drive
    Mami and old and lazy
    30s
  • Q9
    Why is Maria excited about Mami’s visit?
    She wants the barrio women to show Mami what a catch Papi is so she will see his worth.
    She has worked hard to prepare the apartment and hopes Mami will stay.
    She wants her parents to reunite so they can all move back to Puerto Rico.
    She is sick of the barrio and wants to return to Puerto Rico with Mami.
    30s
  • Q10
    “She looks around, and then leans over to switch on a lamp.” How does this line foreshadow coming events?
    It is Mami’s way of showing that she disapproves of Maria’s writing.
    It is Mami’s way of showing displeasure with the basement apartment she will never live in.
    It shows that Maria hasn’t prepared the apartment enough for Mami’s visit.
    30s
  • Q11
    Why doesn’t Maria try to resolve her parents’ conflict?
    She thinks it is Papi’s job to convince Mami.
    She realizes she cannot fix the problem, and it’s not her job to do so.
    She wants them to divorce because she’s mad at Mami.
    She wants the barrio women to resolve her parents’ issues.
    30s
  • Q12
    “There are many ways to be a foreigner. I spend the evening comforting my mother.” What does Maria mean above?
    Mami will never fit into the barrio, and Maria and Papi should join her in Puerto Rico. c.
    Maria is upset by the way Papi and the barrio women have treated Mami and wants to comfort her.
    Maria will never fit into the barrio and will return to Puerto Rico.
    Maria realizes that she has taken on the role of mother, and Mami is being somewhat irresponsible in her decisions about the future.
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the literary significance of the “transforming” rain at the end of the story?
    It shows how desperately sad and gloomy Maria feels when her mother leaves.
    It’s spring, and the rain will help flowers bloom this summer.
    It cools off the barrio on a hot night.
    It symbolizes a cleansing for Maria, and her future without Mami in the barrio.
    30s
  • Q14
    Who is Maria triste? Maria alegre?
    Maria triste is happy. Maria alegre is sad.
    Maria triste is a writer. Maria alegre is not.
    Maria triste is sad. Maria alegre is happy.
    Maria triste is Puerto Rican. Maria alegre is American.
    30s
  • Q15
    What has been transformed in this story?
    The barrio women are influenced by Mami’s appearance, and are kind upon her leaving.
    Mami came to the barrio as a Puerto Rican refined lady, but now is a barrio woman. b.
    Maria realizes she likes Julio and will be moving back to Puerto Rico to live with him and Mami.
    Maria now realizes that her parents’ marriage is over, and she must move forward in America.
    30s

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