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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 sporting event does Belén drag Julia to?

2. Who is tia Fermina?

3. Why does Julia need to leave Mexico suddenly?

4. Who performs a spiritual cleansing on Julia?

5. Who does Julia read a poem to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is tio Chucho?

2. Who is Dr. Cooke?

3. What is Lorena doing after graduation?

4. What major discovery does Julia make about Olga after looking at her last sent email?

5. How does Julia end up in the hospital?

6. Who is Esteban?

7. Who is Dr. Castillo?

8. Who found Julia the night she attempted suicide?

9. Who is Isabela?

10. What does Julia give her parents at the airport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Julia's experience in Mexico. How does this experience impact her and her understanding of herself and her family? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Julia's relationship with her mother. It what ways does it change or evolve throughout the novel? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Julia's reckoning with family secrets. What secrets about her family does Julia come across throughout I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, and how do they impact her and her perception of her family? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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