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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 does Sapo frequently ask Julio to hold for him?
(a) Pets.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Food.
(d) Cars.

2. Why does Julio owe Negra at the end of Round 7?
(a) Negra has kept some drugs for him.
(b) Negra tells him where Vera is going to be.
(c) Negra has bought him a gun.
(d) Negra has loaned him money.

3. Who is Negra's husband?
(a) Victor.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Marlon.
(d) Julio.

4. Why does no one mess with Sapo?
(a) He has a reputation for biting.
(b) His father is the mayor.
(c) He is very strong.
(d) His cousin is the famous drug lord Bodega.

5. Where is Blanca's friend who wants to get married from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Columbia.
(d) El Salvador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Julio and others refer to Spanish Harlem as?

2. Where does Blanca's Aunt Vera move to when she leaves New York?

3. Whose body is found in the East River at the end of Part II?

4. Who was the Italian crime boss in New York for many years?

5. What clothing was Blanca not allowed to wear in high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sapo speak about women in Part I?

4. What bothers Julio about his meetings with Bodega in Part II?

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

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

7. In Part II, why has Negra stabbed her husband Victor?

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

9. Why does Blanca ask Julio if he knows any men who want to get married?

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

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