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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 Negra's real name?

2. What is the name of the company Bodega owns property under?

3. Why is Vera coming to New York?

4. What does Julio do in Bodega's office he knows Blanca would not approve of?

5. Who does Blanca tell Julio her Aunt Vera had been in love with in her youth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Julio think about general relationships between Puerto Ricans and Cubans?

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

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

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

8. Why does Blanca dislike Sapo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and how does Julio begin to realize why Willie Bodega has really sought him out? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What are the foundations of the bond between Julio and Sapo? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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