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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. How long was Trujillo El Jefe?

2. On page 64, what time does Juan get home?

3. How many pigeons does Ana have that visit her regularly?

4. On what street do Ana and Juan visit the post office when they tour the neighborhood?

5. How much money does Juan give Ana to buy eggs and a stamp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ana learn at the end of Part 2?

2. How does Ana know that Caridad and Juan are back together?

3. Why does the super come to Ana's apartment when she is cleaning the floor?

4. How does Ana describe arriving at the airport in New York?

5. What does Ana take when she decides to go home in Part 2?

6. What was the place like that Juan rented the first time he went to New York?

7. What clothes does Ana buy at El Basement, and how does Juan feel about her purchases?

8. Where does Juan get suits to sell, and how does Ana organize them?

9. What jobs did Juan start doing at the hotel when he first went to New York?

10. What happens when Ana takes a plate of food to the old lady downstairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ruiz brothers sent money back to the Dominican Republic for Ramon to manage. What happened to the money Ramon was to manage? How did he betray his brothers?

Essay Topic 2

Ana left home for the first time in her life at age 15. How did Ana feel about being away from home? Why was she homesick and how did she deal with her homesickness?

Essay Topic 3

Ana is encouraged to marry Juan. Is Ana really allowed to decide whether to marry Juan or not? How does Ana allow her mother to make the decision for her?

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