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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. Who is Bodega's cousin and bodyguard?
(a) Sapo.
(b) Julio.
(c) Nazario.
(d) Nene.

2. Whose body is found in the East River at the end of Part II?
(a) Edwin Nazario's.
(b) Sapo's.
(c) Alberto Salazar's.
(d) Nene's.

3. What does Sapo tell Julio that Bodega is like in the neighborhood?
(a) The Salsa King.
(b) The Teacher.
(c) The Big Taino.
(d) The Enforcer.

4. Who painted the piece of art Julio meets Bodega in front of at the Museo?
(a) Robinson Gero.
(b) Edgar Pinto.
(c) Jorge Soto.
(d) Vincent Van Gogh.

5. Why does the museum open specially for Bodega?
(a) He gives them a lot of money.
(b) His grandfather founded the place.
(c) His mother was a patron of the arts there.
(d) He donates all his paintings to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Julio and Blanca attend college?

2. Which Mayor had Bodega once tried to work with?

3. What is Sapo's real name?

4. Which financial institution had a special window for Italians so they did not have to wait?

5. What name does Blanca want to call the baby if it is a girl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Julio initially attracted to Wille Bodega?

3. What game do Sapo and Julio play with kites as teenagers?

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

5. What does Negra tell Julio about Vera that Bodega will want to know?

6. Why does Victor refuse to go to the nearest hospital when Negra stabs him?

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

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

9. Why do both Julio and Blanca enroll in Hunter College?

10. Who does Blanca tell Julio that her Aunt Veronica married?

(see the answer keys)

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