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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 was the name of the organization joined by Carmelita?

2. What is the Vicereine's name?

3. What color are the Dictator's fingernails?

4. "Politics is not good for the ____."

5. What is the name of Carmelita's mugger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Aunt Nina? How does Carmelita describe the old woman?

2. What agreement is made between the Prosecutor and Juana? What happens to Juana after the agreement is made?

3. Carmelita comments that the women need the spirit of Rosa Parks. Who is Rosa Parks? Why does Carmelita see her as a role model?

4. Who is Maria Luisa? What is her role in the story? What does Maria Luisa convince Juana to do?

5. Who is Sor Juana? What is the basis of the Nightmare?

6. What does Carmelita say to Dee in an attempt to garner sympathy from the woman?

7. Who phones Carmelita the next morning? What is the purpose of each call?

8. Who is Arriero? What is Arriero's homeland? In which section is Arriero introduced? Why is Arriero's point of view different from the others?

9. Why is the Prosecutor angry with Juana? What does Juana say to convince the Prosecutor that she knows her Bible?

10. Discuss the meeting between Dee and Carmelita. Where had the women met on a previous occasion? Explain the scene and the reaction of each woman.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Archbishop and Prosecutor were one in the same when he appeared before Juana and Maria Luisa. What is the role of an archbishop? Why is the Archbishop also a Prosecutor? What is the Inquisition? How does it affect Juana? What is the purpose of the Inquisition? Who was affected? What was the role of the Prosecutor? What was the role of the church? How long did the Inquisition last? What was the outcome? How did it affect the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Write a short story, essay or extended journal entries from the point of view of Carmelita covering the next 5-10 years. What direction will Carmelita's life take? How will Carmelita's political positions change? How will Carmelita's career change? Give as much detail as possible.

Essay Topic 3

Carmelita worked at the Tropicana in Havana before going to the United States. After Carmelita arrived in the United States she opened a similar nightclub, also called the Tropicana, in Manhattan. What types of nightclubs were the Tropicanas? Compare and contrast the two clubs. What were the biggest similarities? Did Carmelita operate both nightclubs? What happened to each club? Who was involved in the destruction of at least one of the clubs? Explain.

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