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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 is Sharon's first impression of Puerto Rico?

2. Who defends Fonny to Officer Bell in Section 4?

3. Who is Galileo Santini?

4. What does Tish dream the night after she visits Fonny in Section 3?

5. What color are Officer Bell's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hayward learn about Daniel when he is finally able to visit him in jail in Section Four?

2. How does Tish describe her commute to work in Section Three?

3. How does Ernestine respond to the news that Fonny and Tish plan to marry, in Section Three?

4. How is Fonny doing when Tish visits him in Section Three?

5. How does the entire Rivers family chip in to help take care of Tish and cover Fonny's legal bills?

6. What does Mr. Hayward say about Officer Bell in Section Three?

7. What do Joseph and Frank discuss at their meeting in Section 4?

8. What do Tish and Ernestine discuss at the bar in Section Three?

9. What happens while Tish is buying tomatoes in Section Four?

10. How does Tish describe her pregnancy in Section Four?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Tish and Fonny's baby symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of love in the novel. In what ways is love expressed throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How is the American prison system portrayed in the novel?

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