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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 type of music can be heard playing in the narrator's apartment building?

2. Who was the girl pretending to be in "The Changeling"?

3. Who is Manny?

4. What did the father do when the girl wanted to go into the sugarcane field?

5. How does the girl feel about living in the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the girl's mother respond to the girl going to visit Eugene?

2. What does the girl say the book of dreams in Spanish does not tell her?

3. When the woman in "Advanced Biology" thinks back to Ira, what does she wonder?

4. In "Corazon's Cafe", why does Corazon say she was initially attracted to Manuel?

5. In "Lydia", what does the woman say she remembers most about her friend Lydia?

6. In "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual", how does the author help change her life?

7. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", what happens at a business meeting?

8. What does Olga want Joaquin to remind her of?

9. What happens at Dona Ernestina's party?

10. What did the girl think as she watched her father read her diary in "Absolution in the New Year"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator and other characters encounter prejudice throughout this novel. Examine three instances of prejudice that were seen in "The Latin Deli". Who was involved? What happened? What was the impact on the characters involved? What do you think the author is trying to say about prejudice?

Essay Topic 2

Select four poems to compare and contrast. Consider their topics, themes, style, format and impact on the reader as well as their role in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the role of fathers in "The Latin Deli". How are fathers described? What actions do they take? How do they interact and develop the characters of their children? How does the Puerto Rican father figure fit into American society?

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