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Day of the Dead Book Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Empanadas son ...

a)

orange marigolds

b)

candles

c)

little pastries filled with meat

d)

chiles

2.

When the children want a little taste of something, they say...

a)

¡Una probadita!

b)

¡Espérense!

c)

¡Tejocotes!

d)

¡Pan de muertos!

3.

Tejocotes son...

a)

breads

b)

Mexican fruit

c)

chiles

d)

pastries

4.

When mom tells the children to wait, she says ...

a)

¡Una probadita!

b)

¡Espérense!

c)

¡Pan de muertos!

d)

¡Tamales!

5.

To say "uncles" in Spanish is...

a)

los tejocotes

b)

los tamales

c)

las tías

d)

los tíos

6.

To say "aunts" in Spanish is...

a)

los tejocotes

b)

los tamales

c)

las tías

d)

los tíos

7.

When the dad visits the bakery, he goes to the ...

a)

pan de muertos

b)

miga

c)

panadería

d)

caña

8.

Pan de muertos is a special ...

a)

bread

b)

flower

c)

pastry with meat

d)

fruit

9.

Una miga es ...

a)

a sneak peek

b)

a taste

c)

a crumb

d)

a touch

10.

Los tamales son...

a)

meat and vegetables mixed in cornmeal and steamed in corn husks

b)

meat pastries

c)

chile peppers

d)

special bread of the dead

11.

When the children want to suck out the sugar from the cane, they want the ...

a)

caña

b)

empanada

c)

tía

d)

miga

12.

Mole is a special sauce from Mexico made with chile and ...

a)

chicken

b)

chocolate

c)

sugarcane

d)

flowers

13.

Zempasúchil (also spelled "cempasúchil") is a kind of...

a)

flower

b)

fruit

c)

sweet treat

d)

skull

14.

Dropping or scattering orange petals is helpful for the deceased spirits to ...

a)

follow them in order to find their way home

b)

eat them

c)

rub them on themselves so they don't smell so bad

15.

Los abuelos son ...

a)

aunts and uncles

b)

parents

c)

children

d)

grandparents

16.

Calaveras de azúcar son ...

a)

sugarcane stalks

b)

sugar skulls

c)

orange flowers

d)

candles

17.

Salt and water are left on gravestones as symbols of ...

a)

death

b)

redemption

c)

family

d)

ongoing life

18.

El Día de los Muertos actually takes place over how many days?

a)

uno

b)

dos

c)

tres

d)

cuatro