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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. Where is Blanca's friend who wants to get married from?

2. What does the painting Julio meets Bodega in front of depict?

3. Whose death did Negra inform the police about the details of?

4. Who is Blanca's sister?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Julio say death means if you are a good graffiti artist in Spanish Harlem?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Julio is so charmed by the Salsa Museum Nazario takes him to? What does the salsa museum seem to mean to Julio? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are the sources of some of the most significant tensions between Julio and Blanca? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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