The Tequila Worm: Test 3 “Five New Dresses” through “ The Christmas Nacimiento” ” pages 92-181

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Class Period

• Block 1
• Block 2
• Block 3

Abuelita gives Sofia the important responsibility of being the Christmas madrina. What must Sofia do to achieve her responsibilities?

• Sofia is responsible for planning all the meals during the long Christmas holiday. She doesn’t have to cook anything. She only needs to tell everyone what will be prepared and who will prepare it.
• Sofia gets to select the Christmas Tree and decorate it any way she wishes.
• Sofia must place the doll baby Jesus in the manger on Christmas day and make him new clothes to wear on January sixth.
• Sofia must say the rosary for each of her deceased family members, starting with her grandmother and grandfather.

Why does Mama keep a dozen frozen tamales in her freeze all year round?

• She saves them in case she dies during the year. Then, she can come back and eat her own tamales on the Day of the Dead.
• Mama believes that everyone should help each other in the barrio so she saves the tamales in case one of her neighbors is in need of some food.
• The church tells her to have enough food in the freezer in case a disaster strikes, like a hurricane.
• The tamales are her “just in case” food. Just in case she doesn’t feel like cooking that night, she can warm up some of her special tamales and everyone is happy.

While homesick for her family, Sofia writes her first story. What is her first story about?

• Sofia’s story is about how wonderful everything is at Saint Luke. She wants to remember every exciting detail about her first semester there.
• Sofia’s story starts out as a happy story, but turns tragic when her comadres Berta dies in a car accident.
• Sofia writes a story about Ibarra dark chocolate and its healing powers. Yum!
• The story is about waltzing to “Julia.” The funniest part is when Lucy steps on Berta’s toes and Berta threatens to bite Lucy!

Sofia, Berta, and Lucy do something inappropriate during Sofia’s Thanksgiving visit. What do they do that they shouldn’t do?

• All three of them, including Lucy, drink a large bottle of tequila and become very drunk and very sick. This is a big lesson for all three of them.
• They share a tequila worm that was in a small bottle of mescal. Only Sofia and Berta share a drink, but all three take a bite of the worm.
• Berta wants to buy some mescal for her boyfriend so the three of them go to the liquor store in McAllen and asked an old man to buy the liquor for them.
• Berta and Sofia want to taste mescal because it is suppose to be better than tequila, so they take a small bottle from Papa’s liquor closet. They don’t like it and pour out most of it.

Sofia needs five dresses to wear at dinner in her new school. Which of the following summaries best explains how she acquires the five dresses?

• Sofia works at the gas station for two months and purchases the dresses from the Woolworth in McAllen with the money she earns. She is very proud of her purchases, but she is even more proud of the fact that she earns all the money herself.
• Sofia’s mother sews all of Sofia’s clothes and Lucy’s clothes, so Mama and her comadres stitch up a few more dresses for Sofia.
• Papa works extra hours at the automotive repair shop for some extra cash and Sofia orders the dresses online to save money.
• Berta alters two of her dresses to better fit Sofia. Also, Berta purchases some used clothes from a thrift shop and a king-size bedsheet. Papa gave Sophia $10 to buy a dress at the Wal-Mart.

Sofia finds a job at the packing shed. What does she pack?

• cotton
• cucumbers
• tomatoes
• watermelons

What is the canicula?

• Canicula occurs between July fourteenth and August twenty-fourth, which are the hottest days of the year.
• It is a popular meal made with shredded beef and chilies. It is usually a meal served during birthdays and religious holidays.
• It is the term used to refer to good friends and helpers. Canicula is important in the life of woman because these people are their supporters.
• It is a wedding that happens quickly, like between Sofia and Miguel, the boy she meets at work.

While driving around McAllen in the air conditioning, just to stay cool, Sofia lets Lucy do something surprising. What does Lucy do?

• She drives Berta’s car in a church parking lot. This is the first time Lucy every drives.
• It was a really hot afternoon, and Lucy wanted to go swimming in the pond, but Mama never lets them swim in the pond because alligators live there. So, Berta and Sophia find a big stick and guard Lucy as she swims.
• The ten-year-old wants to play on the little kids swings in the park, hoping the motion of swinging will cool her off from the hot day. Even though she could barely fit in the swing, she swings for an hour enjoying the cool breeze.
• Lucy challenges Berta and Sofia to an ice cream eating contest. Berta and Sofia let Lucy win because they didn’t want her to eat too much ice cream and ruin her dinner.