Too Many Tamales Quiz

What is the title of the story Maria's mother is reading?

• Too Many Tamales

• The Gift of the Magi

• A Christmas Carol

• The Night Before Christmas

What does Maria secretly try on while helping her mother?

• Her mother's necklace

• Her mother's ring

• Her mother's bracelet

• Her mother's earrings

How do Maria and her cousins try to find the missing ring?

• By looking in the garden

• By asking the adults

• By eating the tamales

• By searching the house

What does Danny think happened to the ring?

• He gave it to someone

• He found it

• He lost it

• He swallowed it

Where does Maria finally see the ring?

• In the masa

• On her mother's finger

• In the tamale pot

• On the floor

What is the family's reaction to making another batch of tamales?

• They are indifferent

• They are worried

• They are upset

• They are excited

What lesson does Maria learn by the end of the story?

• To hide mistakes

• To never wear jewelry

• To always tell the truth

• To make tamales alone

What does Aunt Rosa say about the second batch of tamales?

• They are the same

• They are worse than the first

• They are always better

• They are unnecessary

What does the narrator say about their favorite type of tamales?

• They are made with beans

• They are made with chicken

• They are made with cheese

• They are made with pork

How does the narrator feel about their family's tamale tradition?

• Confused

• Embarrassed

• Proud

• Indifferent