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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. In Part I, Chapter Three, how many times a week do Belicia and her aunt attend church?

2. Where does Oscar meet Lola after she runs away?

3. Who is the Gangster's wife?

4. Who rescues Beli the first time Soy Trujillo's thugs try to take Beli for an abortion?

5. What Britsh TV show does Oscar watch in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Mirabal sisters?

2. How does Belicia react when students and staff throw direct barbs at her in Part I, Chapter Three?

3. In Part I, Chapter Two, what does Lola say about her mother's parenting skills?

4. What does Oscar do when he spends the summer at his abuela Nena Inca's house?

5. What happens when the Police grab Beli a second time in Part I, Chapter Three?

6. In Part I, Chapter Three, why does the narrator think Belicia is ungrateful?

7. What does Beli see after she is left for dead in the cane field?

8. What does Oscar learn about Ana in Part I, Character One?

9. Who is the Gangster's wife, and how did they meet?

10. Why does Beli get expelled from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oscar moved back home after he graduated from college; Why did Oscar move back home and allow himself to slide through life?

Essay Topic 2

Oscar struggled after college. Why did Oscar suffer with depression and suicide after his college graduation?

Essay Topic 3

Oscar's family had a lot of bad luck. What explanation did the family give for all of their bad luck and why?

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