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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. How old was Luca when he first started talking as a toddler?
2. How did Javier's father die?
3. What did Luca's father do for a living?
4. In Chapter 4, what did Lydia learn was Javier's nickname?
5. How many part-time employees did Lydia have in her shop?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lydia go to an unfamiliar branch of her bank in Chapter 3?
2. Why are Lydia and Luca not able to fly to Mexico City?
3. In Chapter 9, how do Lydia and Luca spend their time at Carlos and Meredith's house?
4. Why might it have been a good idea for Luca to see the violence in the backyard?
5. Why do Lydia and Luca get off the bus in Chilpancingo?
6. Where do Luca and Lydia decide will be their final destination and why?
7. In Chapter 3, why is Lydia cautious when she approaches the family's car?
8. How does Lydia feel when she asks Javier if he is the cartel leader, and he confirms that he is?
9. In Chapter 13, why does Lydia remember running when she learned that a reporter had been killed?
10. How did Lydia learn who Javier is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?
Essay Topic 2
A massacre occurs at Yenifer’s quinceanera. What does a quinceanera represent? How is the meaning of the quinceanera contrasted with the violence that occurs? What is symbolic about the violence at the party?
Essay Topic 3
Lydia and Luca do not have time to grieve as they flee Lydia’s mother’s home. Why are Lydia and Luca not able to stay and grieve after the murders? How does their grief assert itself as they run for their lives? When and how are they finally able to deal with their grief?
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