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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. What music does the girl always hear in "Twist and Shout"?

3. Where did the girl's family come from?

4. In "Fever", when does the girl remember seeing her father?

5. How many children do the girl's grandparents have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Vida", what happens between the narrator and Gabriel?

3. How does the girl's mother feel about sugarcane?

4. In "The Lesson of the Sugarcane", why does the girl feel she was taken to the car?

5. What does Olga write in her letters to Joaquin?

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

7. How do the husband and wife mark time in "Anniversary"?

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

9. In "The Medium's Burden", why does the medium stay silent?

10. What does the girl learn about clothing in "The Myth of the Latin Woman"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does money impact the characters of this novel? Select four characters and describe their relationship with money and what money means to them. How are the characters economically limited or successful? How do the characters of this novel define their relationships with money?

Essay Topic 3

Fidel Castro and Che Guevara are mentioned in this novel as prominent figures in Latin America. Research each and compare and contrast them as leaders. How do the characters' responses to Castro and Guevara help to define the characters more?

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