The Tortilla Curtain Quizzes

The Tortilla Curtain Quiz 1

By Elizabeth Miranda · Edited by Damien Chazelle · Last reviewed August 15, 2010

1 What does the term "tortilla curtain" refer to?

The Mexican-American border

The cultural insensitivity of Americans

The divide between Mexican culture and the rest of the world

The agricultural exports of Mexico
2 What is Delaney's first concern for after hitting Cándido with this car?

the car's safety

his insurance rates

Cándido's safety

Kyra's safety
3 Where is Delaney headed when he hits Cándido with his car?

The recycling plant

To a hike

Home

To an Arroyo Blanco Property Owner's Association meeting
4 What does Cándido ask for after being hit by Delaney's car?

Nothing

$20

Medical treatment

Food
5 When Delaney calls Kyra to tell her about hitting Cándido with his car, he gives her 2 reasons not to worry. The first is that he already paid the guy $20. What is the second?

The car had suffered minimal damage.

The man he hit was Mexican.

The man he hit had not died.

He had already called Jack Jardine.
6 What is the name of the canyon in which Cándido and América live?

Topanga Canyon

Canoga Canyon

Tepoztlán Canyon

Da Ros Canyon
7 What is the name of the neighborhood in which the Mossbachers live?

Da Ros

Arroyo Blanco

Topanga Canyon

Canoga Park
8 What were the words that Cándido's mother said to him when he hallucinated her dead body talking to him??

"Go to the devil, my son"

"Make like a wall"

"I love you"

"Find your fortune up north, Cándido"
9 For how many years was Cándido married to his first wife?

7

5

4

6
10 Which of the following is the best description of Jordan?

An active sports player

A nature-lover like Delaney

A child with racist tendencies

Addicted to video games
11 What position does Jack Jardine hold in the Arroyo Blanco Property Owner's Association?

President

Treasurer

Secretary

Vice President
12 What is Jack Cherrystone's job?

Writer

Voice actor

Lawyer

Businessman
13 What happened to Cándido and América the first time that they tried to cross the border?

They're truck crashed and they were forced to run from the police.

They almost died but were rescued by a kind family, who directed them to the train to Los Angeles.

The made it across by barely avoiding immigration officers.

They were robbed, and América was nearly raped, by another group of Mexicans.
14 What is "El Tenksgeevee"?

The name of the road next to the canyon

Cándido's way of saying "Thanksgiving"

A new species of bird Delaney is studying

A Mexican holiday
15 What does "Soccoro" mean?

Hope

Help

Love

Strength
16 How many times does Delaney have car troubles throughout the novel?

2

3

4

1
17 What is most surprising to América about Mary, the lady that she meets at the labor exchange?

She is extremely obese.

She has very dark skin.

She is a drunkard.

She is an American.
18 Who was responsible for making the call that shut down the labor exchange?

Jack Jardine

Dominick Flood

Kyra Mossbacher

Mike Bender
19 What medical problem does Socorro have?

blindness

physical deformity

mutism

deafness
20 What is the name of Delaney's column?

Wide Open Spaces

From the Hiking Trail

Arroyo Blanco Reporter

Pilgrim at Topanga Creek
21 Who is the first victim of vandalization in the novel?

Jack Jardine, Jr.

Kyra Mossbacher (Da Ros house)

Arroyo Blanco (front gate)

The Rincóns
22 Which of the following characters is the only one who readers know for sure broke into a house?

Jack Jardine, Jr.

Delaney Mossbacher

Cándido Rincón

The Man in the Backwards Cap
23 Which of the following is a dream of Kyra's?

To have a large family

To send Jordan to a top college

To own her own real estate office

To really experience nature
24 Dominick Flood takes advantage of whose affections for him?

Kyra's

Kit's

América's

Mary's
25 Which of the following animals becomes a symbol for Mexican immigrants throughout the story?

Birds

Dogs

Coyotes

Lizards

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