The Tequila Worm

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which plot scenario best represents Sofia’s deliberate break from tradition?

A) Leaving home to attend a private school in Austin

B) Refusing to have a quinceañera

C) Taking the holy host home instead of eating it

D) Working in the packing shed

2. Which of the following is the strongest example of the theme of Food as Creating Cultural and Spiritual Connection?

A) Eating tacos every day for lunch

B) Making tamales for Easter

C) Cleaning beans every Tuesday

D) Smashing cake into your face at quinceañeras

3. What is the biggest difference between Sofia and Berta?

A) Berta is happy to stay in McAllen forever, while Sofia wants to leave.

B) Berta is mature, while Sofia is childish.

C) Berta has a boyfriend, while Sofia thinks boys are gross.

D) Berta plans to attend college locally, while Berta plans to go abroad.

4. Which statement summarizes the biggest irony regarding Sofia’s green dress?

A) Sofia spent a lot of money on it, but no one likes it.

B) Sofia hates it, but everyone else loves it.

C) Berta made it out of bed sheets, but everyone wants to borrow it.

D) Berta worked really hard to make it less old-fashioned, but that is what everyone loves about it.

5. Which of the following best states what the cascarones symbolize?

A) Homesickness

B) Love and celebration

C) Tradition

D) Life and connection

6. Who is Mr. Thomas?

A) The principal at McHi

B) The counselor at McHi

C) The sponsor of the scholarship to Saint Luke’s

D) The principal at Saint Luke’s

7. How does Sofia do academically during her first term at Saint Luke’s?

A) She receives honors in all her classes.

B) She receives honors in all her classes except geometry.

C) She passes all her classes.

D) She passes most of her classes.

8. What happens to Terry when the school learns about the prank she pulled on Sofia?

A) She is suspended.

B) She is forced to apologize publicly.

C) She is expelled.

D) She receives a lot of hate mail.

9. What causes Sofia to open her father’s cascarones?

A) The prank Terry pulled on her

B) Her decision to leave Saint Luke’s

C) Her father’s death

D) Tía Petra’s stroke

10. Which of the following best states what the plaza symbolizes?

A) The segregation of races

B) The poverty of the barrio

C) The inevitability of change

D) The community’s social life

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What lesson do Tía Petra and Sofia learn from the furniture?

2. How do Berta and Sofia demonstrate that they understand what it means to be comadres?