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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. Who is Jose Cabranes?

2. What place does Sonia receive in the extemporaneous speech competition?

3. What year does Sonia enter high school?

4. What subject does Miss Katz teach?

5. Who is Sonia's first love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Kevin and Sonia get married in Chapter 18?

2. Who is Jose Cabranes?

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

4. What happens during Sonia's visit to Radcliffe?

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

6. Who are Sonia's best friends at Yale?

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

8. What happens at the recruiting dinner for Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge?

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

10. Who is Miss Katz and what impact does she have on Sonia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the complicated relationship that Sonia has with her father. How did her relationship with Juli positively and negatively impact Sonia's development?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the relationship between Sonia and Kevin. What does it add to Sonia's life? In what ways does it help move her life forward?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of diversity in the memoir? Consider the range of individuals that are introduced in the book. How does diversity shape Sonia as a person and later, as a lawyer and judge?

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