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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 can Ysrael smell on the pig's breath?

2. What is the brand name of the cheap pool tables?

3. Where does the taxi driver drop Papi off?

4. What kind of movies did Papi take his children to?

5. What famous person does Yunior compare the boyfriend's voice to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Yunior not forget about his girlfriend?

2. Why do dogs cause Ysrael problems?

3. Why does Papi wake up in a cold sweat?

4. What does Yunior reveal about Papi in the final story?

5. How does Yunior describe most of his customers?

6. Why does Yunior think the couple must be models?

7. How does Pruit almost get Yunior fired?

8. Why does Yunior need to avoid Howie when he is on a date?

9. How do the different types of girls act on dates?

10. What happens when Yunior drives the girl back home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements.

1) In Drown, Diaz portrays Latino culture in a negative light.

2) The book is about growing up and the final two stories, told from different points of view, shows how far Yunior had come from the early days of drug dealing and stealing.

3) Yunior's stealing and homophobic behavior is the side product of poverty and being an outsider.

Essay Topic 2

Drown is a collection of short stories What are the mechanics of a short story in terms of the following?

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

Essay Topic 3

Compare American and Latino culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) How have the two cultures influenced each other?

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