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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. Where did "they" come from in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

2. Why do the kids at school tease the girl?

3. How does the girl's mother act with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?

4. In the grandmother's story in "The Witch's Husband", what does the wife do one night?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the library in "The Paterson Public Library" compare to the city it is in?

2. What story does the grandmother tell the girl in "The Witch's Husband"?

3. How did the girl take her anger out on her mother in "Absolution in the New Year"?

4. In "The Chameleon", where is the chameleon moved and why?

5. How did the girl feel about her visit to the shop in "An Early Mystery"?

6. What happened when the girl went to the apartment where her father was in "By Love Betrayed"?

7. What happens at Juan de Dios's funeral?

8. How does the girl describe life in her apartment building?

9. In "Nothing Wasted", what was important about the seeds?

10. What happened when the girl slept in the same bed as her mother in "Fever"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does El Building represent to the narrator and other characters of this novel? Using events that happened in the building, along with descriptions of it from the text, explain how El Building is a character and its role in developing "The Latin Deli".

Essay Topic 2

Considering all the poems and chapters of "The Latin Deli", how do you think the author defines success? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

How are elders treated in this novel? How does examining the role of elders help to describe Puerto Rican and American cultures? How are elders used as symbols? What is the author's message about heritage and family?

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