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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 Julio think Bodega has an unforgettable blend of?
(a) Nobility and sadness.
(b) Nobility and street.
(c) Intelligence and street.
(d) Anger and empathy.

2. What story does Vega tell the congregation at Blanca's church in Round 5?
(a) The story of John the Baptist.
(b) The story of a slave girl.
(c) The story of Luke.
(d) The story of Noah.

3. What kind of car does Sapo drive?
(a) A grey sedan.
(b) A white SUV.
(c) A black BMW.
(d) A red truck.

4. Why does Julio tell Nazario he can not go with him in Round 2 to meet Bodega and Vera?
(a) He promised Blanca he would not get involved with Bodega.
(b) He has to work.
(c) He has to go to the doctor with Blanca.
(d) He told Sapo he would not get involved with Bodega.

5. Which poet does Julio ask Mr. Blessington if the class can study?
(a) Julia de Burgos.
(b) Juan Valendra.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Ezra Pound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman who lives in 5E give to Nazario in Round 2?

2. Who is Roberto's older brother?

3. Where do Vera and Bodega want Julio to go with them when they show up at his apartment in Part IV?

4. What does Julio realize about the reason the school is naming the auditorium after Vera?

5. What does Bodega want to do right before he sees Vera for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julio think of Vera when he first meets her?

2. Why does no one usually mess with Sapo?

3. Why does Julio think Sapo had something to do with Salazar's death?

4. How does Blanca react to seeing Vera's huge diamond ring that she gave to Julio?

5. Why is Bodega anxious about the way Julio is dressed going to meet Vera?

6. How does Nazario get Julio off from work to come to meet Vera?

7. Why does Blanca want to try to get Claudia and Roberto Vega together?

8. Why does Julio go to Blanca's church in Part IV?

9. What do Bodega and Vera try to get Julio to do with them when they show up at his door in Part IV?

10. Why does Bodega want Julio with him to meet Vera for the first time?

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