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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Blanca want to call the baby if it is a girl?
(a) Billie.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Juanita.
(d) Vera.

2. What does Julio tell Blanca the blood on his jacket is?
(a) Ketchup from eating fries.
(b) Dye.
(c) Paint.
(d) Hot sauce.

3. What do Sapo and Julio like to cut with razor blades in high school?
(a) Kite strings.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Dough.

4. Where does Blanca's Aunt Vera move to when she leaves New York?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Miami.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

5. What religion is Blanca?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death did Negra inform the police about the details of?

2. Who is Negra's husband?

3. Who conducts the ceremony meant to help Bodega win Vera back?

4. Where does Negra live?

5. What does the painting Julio meets Bodega in front of depict?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Julio initially attracted to Wille Bodega?

2. What painting do Bodega and Julio look at in the art museum in Part II?

3. Why does Blanca dislike Sapo?

4. Why does Julio turn down Bodega's offer to work for him at first?

5. Why does Bodega think Vera will want to get back together with him?

6. What was basic, simple street politics, according to Julio?

7. What does Bodega tell Julio he wants for the neighborhood?

8. Why does Julio go to see Blanca's sister Negra?

9. Why does Julio love Sapo from the first time they meet?

10. What does Julio think about general relationships between Puerto Ricans and Cubans?

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