The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. Why does the Zamora family close their restaurant each Sunday?

A) so Abuela can rest

B) so the Zamoras can dine together

C) so the family can clean the restaurant

D) so Abuela can change the menu

2. Who is the head chef at La Cocina de la Isla? (short answer)

3. What do customers feel like when they dine at La Cocina de la Isla?

A) royalty

B) patrons

C) celebrities

D) family

4. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Abuela greet Wilfrido Pipo in La Cocina?

A) with joy

B) with coolness

C) with embarrassment

D) with surprise

5. While talking with Carmen in the mailroom, what does Arturo learn about her?

A) She likes cats.