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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. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-six begin?

2. Which of the following is the first to greet Sierra after she returns from communion with Lucera?

3. In the novel, the phrase “‘Pa’ dónde vas, m’ija?” (131) most nearly means which of the following?

4. Which instrument does Pulpo play in Culebra?

5. What epithet does Rosa apply to Robbie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is El Mar described with Culebra plays there?

2. What reason does Sierra recall being told Haitians march in circles with coffins?

3. What reason does Sierra give for being surprised at Robbie’s apology after events at Club Kalfour?

4. Why does Robbie note that the *material* of a shadowshaped artwork matters?

5. What description from Sierra prompts Robbie to note she encountered a throng haint?

6. How does Sierra attempt to repel the corpuscules that confront her and her companions at Coney Island?

7. How is a normal night at El Mar described?

8. Why does Robbie note that shadowshaping magic is stronger for those who do their own artwork?

9. How does Tee differentiate hipsters from yuppies?

10. Why does Robbie note that the intention of a shadowshaped artwork matters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What attitude towards formal academic study does the novel present, and how does it show it?

Essay Topic 2

How would the novel be obliged to change if it were set elsewhere than it is? Select a location and explain what changes would be enforced upon the novel were it to be set in that location, rather than the location it currently occupied, and why those changes would be required by the new location.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of Lucera’s name.

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