Like Water For Chocolate Test
Multiple choice

     

1. Why did Tita have such a passion for cooking?
     
Home a. She went to cooking school.
About the Author b. She was raised in the kitchen.
Synopsis of the Story c. Her mother made her cook.

A Story of Love and Hate

 

    
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2. What was Tita's destiny in Mama Elena eyes?
Movie/Book Comparison a. To marry and start a family.
Test b. To graduate from school.
  c. To take care of Mama Elena until her death.
     
    3. Why was Tita so close to Gertrudis and not Rosaura?
  a. Because Rosaura was more like Mama Elena.
  b. Gertrudis and Tita both spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
 
c. Because Gertrudis brought her up.
     
    4. What did the Cream Fritters symbolize to Gertrudis?
  a. Her love to Juan.
 

b. Her leadership in the revolution.
 
c. Her childhood.
     
    5. Why are Christmas rolls Tita's favorite food?
  a. Because it reminds her of tradition.
  b. They’re Pedro's favorite food.
  c. Because they take little effort.
     
   

6. What did Chencha bring to get Tita to talk while at John's?
  a. A picture of her family
 
b. Ox tail soup.
 
c. A picture of Pedro.
     
   

7. Why does Gertrudis have a mulatto child?
 
a. Because her father was mulatto.
  b. Because she cheated on her husband.
  c. Because her husband is mulatto.
     
   

8. What does the volcano in the end symbolize to Tita?
  a. When Mama Elena gets mad.
 

b. Her struggling past and her breaking point.
  c. Tita and Pedro's love affair.
     
   

9. Why do you think Tita kept her and Pedro's love a secret from John?
  a. She was afraid Pedro would tell someone.
 
b. She didn’t want to hurt John's feelings.
  c. She really did love John.
     
   

10. How does Tita's cooking affect the people eating it?
  a. The people got very tired.
  b. The people felt hatred for Mama Elena.
  c. The people felt Tita's emotion(s).


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Essay Part

Do you find it ironic that all of a sudden when Tita's life is improving, all of the people holding her back from her hopes and desires are dying?
   
At the end of the book, do you think Tita would be happier to live eternity with Pedro or to be enjoying her last decade or two on earth surrounded by the rest of her family and friends?