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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 does La Inca eat while she fasts and prays?

2. Where does Lola think she might go with the money she gets from a classmate's father?

3. How old was Socorro when Abelard noticed her?

4. Who is Yunior dating in Part I, Chapter Four, when she finds out he is cheating on her by a recorded phone call?

5. Where did Abelard meet his mistress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Capitan first meets Oscar?

2. What changes does Oscar make in his life when he is seeing Jenni?

3. When Yunior first becomes Oscar's roommate, how does Oscar spend his evenings?

4. How did Astrid die?

5. What happens to Yunior when he is walking home alone in Part I, Chapter 4?

6. What does Oscar do on the weekend his first couple of year back home in Part II, Chapter Six?

7. Why should 1945 have been a great year for Abelard and his family?

8. What does Max's family do with the money Lola gives them?

9. What happened to Jackie and Astrid after their mother died and their father was imprisoned?

10. How did Beli get the burn on her back?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Yunior has a plan to end the curse. What is Yunior's plan to end the curse?

Essay Topic 3

Lola couldn't wait to get out from under her mother's thumb. Describe the relationship between Lola and her mother and why there relationship was so volatile.

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