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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. Why do the kids at school tease the girl?

2. How does the girl know what apartment her father is in in "By Love Betrayed"?

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

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

5. What does the girl do in her room in "Not For Sale"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What things does the girl say she remembers most about her parents when she was a child in "By Love Betrayed"?

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

4. In "The Story of My Body", what has the girl come to desire after marriage?

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

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

7. What do the neighbor's discover when they go to talk to Dona Ernestina in "Nada"?

8. What does the girl's family plan to do the day the president is shot?

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

10. After Manuel's death what does Corazon decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Several chapters and poems of this novel deal with dreams. What types of dreams do the characters have? How do they interpret them? How do you interpret them? What is the importance of dreams to this novel as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

Select three examples of mother/daughter relationships in "The Latin Deli". Describe each one and analyze what role mothers play in their families. How are mothers described? What is the author saying about the value of motherhood? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

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