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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. What religion is Blanca?

2. What does Blanca's Aunt Veronica change her name to?

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

4. In Round 6, what does Julio like doing at work?

5. Who does Sapo ask Julio to ask Blanca about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Blanca tell Julio she liked him from the beginning?

2. Why does Bodega order a goose for Sapo to collect in Part II?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Bodega fund so many college educations for young Puerto Ricans?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Young Lords, and what was the group trying to achieve when Bodega was one of its members and leaders? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the Santeria ritual reveals about Willie Bodega and about his feelings for Vera? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is Bodega's greatest fear about meeting Vera? What does he most fervently wish for Vera to think about him when she sees him for the first time after decades? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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