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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did most of Julio's Hispanic teachers do with the Hispanic students in school?

2. Who is Blanca's pastor?

3. What is Negra's real name?

4. In Round 6, what does Julio like doing at work?

5. What animal do Sapo and Julio pick up in Round 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Victor refuse to go to the nearest hospital when Negra stabs him?

2. Why does Julio go to see Blanca's sister Negra?

3. Why does Blanca dislike Sapo?

4. What game do Sapo and Julio play with kites as teenagers?

5. Why was Julio initially attracted to Wille Bodega?

6. In Part II, why has Negra stabbed her husband Victor?

7. Why does Bodega think Vera will want to get back together with him?

8. How does real estate ownership fit into Bodega's plans?

9. What painting do Bodega and Julio look at in the art museum in Part II?

10. What does Bodega tell Julio he wants for the neighborhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Willie Bodega's vision for Spanish Harlem, and what does Julio think about Bodega's plans? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Sapo is so desperate for Julio to acknowledge their childhood and teenage memories together at the very end of the novel? Why do you think Nazario assumes Sapo will be the one to inherit Bodega's powerful perch as the neighborhood drug dealer and benefactor? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is Bodega's greatest fear about meeting Vera? What does he most fervently wish for Vera to think about him when she sees him for the first time after decades? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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