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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 producer does Hudes record a demo for?

2. In Chapter 19, what influential book is published in Hudes's senior year of high school?

3. What does the record producer tell Hudes about her sound after Hudes records the demo for him?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Gabi admire about herself when she is 4 years old?

5. Who is Hudes's debate teacher in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what does Hudes think of her first music classes at Yale?

2. Why does Abuela move her family from New York to Philadelphia?

3. In Chapter 16, what happens to Hudes's high school AIDS quilt after her class leaves?

4. Why does Titi Ginny never have her chance to compete as an athelete?

5. Why do Abuela and her husband split up?

6. In Chapter 16, what happens to Vivi?

7. In Chapter 23, how does Hudes feel about going to Yale?

8. How does Abuela win over even the cops after moving to America?

9. In Chapter 29, what does Hudes pursue after college?

10. In Chapter 25, what does Hudes do for the first time that her family comes to support?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Hudes's first trip to Puerto Rico like, and what does she learn there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of Hudes's family's experiences with poverty? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hudes describe her trance-like experiences while writing? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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