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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian thinks he sees on Sol's shoulders at the party?

2. What is the weather in Guatemala City on December 9?

3. Where is Sol at the beginning of Chapter 20?

4. Who asks Sol if she likes Julian?

5. How much back pay does Julian receive when he starts his full-time job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the character of Professor Saavedra used as an example of what Julian does not want to become? What kind of life does Saavedra live that Julian finds both positive and negative? Provide textual examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of diaries in the novel. What role do they play in informing the reader of the characters' impressions of their experiences as well as their innermost thoughts? Why does Sol give her diary to Julian when she has been careful to hide it from everyone else?

Essay Topic 3

Is Julian's return to Cuba the culmination of his life's dream? What does he do in the United States that helps the Cuban cause? In what ways do you see Julian combining his efforts of the "pen" and "sword" in his return to Cuba?

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