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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. Who are Bodega and his lawyer talking about when Julio and Sapo visit in Round 7?

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

3. What does Negra's apartment face?

4. What is Vera's old elemnatary school?

5. What does Sapo tell Julio that Bodega is like in the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does real estate ownership fit into Bodega's plans?

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

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

7. Why does Blanca dislike Sapo?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the sources of some of the most significant tensions between Julio and Blanca? 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

Why do you think Julio decides to help the older immigrant man and his grandson from Puerto Rico himself when they tell him they are looking for Bodega? What does Julio's selfless gesture and the immigrants themselves represent? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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