Mariquitas

What foods does the Celeste remember how to prepare?

• Rice, beans, and bread

• Pizza, pasta, salad, and soup

• Chicken, beef, pork, and fish

• Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains

What does the narrator correct about Lisa?

• She eats chicken

• She is a vegetarian

• She loves fish

• She dislikes meat

What did Doña Esperanza and Grandma talk about?

• Sad topics

• The weather

• Everything except sad topics

• Politics

What did Doña Esperanza and Grandma avoid talking about?

• The weather

• Sad topics

• Movies

• Music

What did Celeste not know how to cook yet?

• meat

• pasta

• cereal

• fruit salad

What does Celeste ask Doña Esperanza to teach her?

• How to read books

• How to make fried plantains

• How to write letters

• How to draw pictures

What is the popular dish mentioned in the text?

• Fried chicken

• Fried plantains

• Fried fish

• Fried rice

Why do plantains turn black according to the text?

• They are very ripe

• They are overcooked

• They are undercooked

• They are frozen

What word did Grandma teach Karen and Silvia?

• Butterfly

• Ladybug

• Mariquita

• Congri

What word did Grandma say slowly?

• Ma-ri-qui-ta

• Lei-di-bog

• Ma-ri-po-sa

• La-di-da