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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 does the girlfriend say will stop sleepwalking?

2. What does Ysrael say he has the power of?

3. What is Yunior's father's first name?

4. What is the only thing a local girl will allow you to do?

5. What did Papi nickname his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Ysrael meet in the doctor's waiting room?

2. Why do dogs cause Ysrael problems?

3. Why does the date with the girlfriend go badly wrong?

4. How does Papi put Mami and the children into trouble?

5. Why can Yunior not forget about his girlfriend?

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

7. What does Yunior do in the shop?

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

9. How do the boys injure Ysrael?

10. What does Yunior predict at the end of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Diaz's life. In what way is his life and personality reflected in the book?In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the stories. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period and setting? How does Diaz use character and setting to express his themes?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Yunior's life.

1) Rafa

2) His father

3) His mother

4) Beto

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