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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 Bob Morgenthau's nickname?

2. Where is Sonia's college roommate from?

3. How many students were in Sonia's class at Yale?

4. What is Sonia's final assignment for her Puerto Rican history class?

5. What ethnicity is Kevin Moy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the school nurses's reaction when Sonia gets a "likely" from Princeton?

2. How does the staff at Prospect Hospital react to Sonia's acceptance to Princeton?

3. Who is Jose Cabranes?

4. What impact does Marguerite Gudewicz have on Sonia?

5. Why does the geometry teacher call Sonia into her office?

6. Why does Kevin get nervous when he meets Titi Gloria and Tio Tonio?

7. Who is Margarita Rosa?

8. What is Mami's biggest obstacle when she goes back to school in Chapter 13?

9. Who is Kevin Noonan?

10. How does Sonia's vision of her wedding differ from her mother's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of the secondary individuals in the book. Select three key secondary individuals and analyze their impact on Sonia's development.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Sonia choose the genre of memoir to write this book? How does this genre impact the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Is Sonia's story one that affirms or rejects the American Dream?

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