Too Many Tamales

What made Maria feel so grown-up 

• she was allowed to stay up later than usual
• her mother gave her a ring exactly like the one she wore
•  her mother said she kneaded the masa as well as she did
• she was wearing her mother’s apron, lipstick and perfume

 When did Maria try on her mother’s ring?

• When she and her mother waited for the masa to bake
• When her mother was cleaning the kitchen
• After her mother went to answer the phone
•  Before she went to bed

 How many tamales did Maria’s family make

• Four
• Fourty
• twenty four
• fourteen

What was Maria doing when she remembered the ring

• Spreading masa on the corn husks
• Snipping pictures out of newspaper
• Opening Christmas presents with her family
• Running upstairs with her cousins

Maria first thought the ring would be found in 

•  One of the tamales
•  One of the pockets of her apron
• The pot of boiling water
• a.The kitchen sink drainpipe

What happened after the cousins ate all the tamales

•  They cleaned the corn husks off the floor
• Teresa told Maria’s mother the ring was missing
• Delores spotted the ring on the floor under the kitchen table
•  Maria thought Danny swallowed the ring

 What was Maria going to do before she saw the ring on her mother’s finger

•  Tell her where she thought the ring was
•  Explain how she had given her ring to Teresa
•  Run away from home
• Ask her father to buy a new one  

Who decided the family should cook another batch of tamales

•  Teresa
• Danny
•  Maria’s father
• Aunt Rosa

What happened as Maria kneaded the second bowl of masa?

• Her mother’s ring rolled onto the floor
• A tear fell from her eyelashes onto her finger
• The cousins teased her about having to do the work all over again
• She became angry with Rosa from making her do the kneading

Aunt Rosa believed the second batch of tamales would 

•  Taste better than the first
•  Make the cousins sick
• Bring the family good luck
• Be easier to make