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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. Who disappears for five weeks?

2. What kind of drugs do the boys sell?

3. What does Yunior imagine his father tracing on his cheek?

4. What did Yunior and Beto used to do at the mall?

5. What is the name of the narrator's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ysrael try to help the two boys?

2. How did security catch Beto and Yunior shoplifting?

3. How does Rafa beat up Ysrael?

4. Why is Mami afraid of living in her apartment?

5. What is happening when the narrator returns with the burgers?

6. Why did the narrator and his brother spend their summers with their uncle?

7. In what condition is the narrator's girlfriend?

8. What homosexual experiences has Yunior had?

9. What does Papi tell Mami on the phone?

10. How does Rafa treat his brother in the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare American and Latino culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) How have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

Ignatius has a difficult relationship with his father. Why is a father's relationship with his child so important? How has Yunior' relationship with his father shaped his character?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Diaz's writing style. How would you describe Diaz's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does Diaz's style give to the story?

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