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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 is the name of the high school Julio attends?

2. What animal do Sapo and Julio pick up in Round 6?

3. What is Negra's real name?

4. What is Sapo's real name?

5. What political family does Bodega say he is modeling his approach after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Julio initially attracted to Wille Bodega?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Willie Bodega's vision for Spanish Harlem, and what does Julio think about Bodega's plans? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does Julio's art, and especially his memorial murals, mean to both him and his community of Spanish Harlem? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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