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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 does Sapo want Julio to take his package to at Hunter College?

2. Why is Vera coming to New York?

3. What is Blanca's last name?

4. Which friend of Blanca's is Blanca trying to find a husband for?

5. In Round 9, where does Bodega want to meet Julio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Blanca dislike Sapo?

3. Why was Julio initially attracted to Wille Bodega?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Nazario's role in Willie Bodega's plans for Spanish Harlem? What does Julio think of Nazario? 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 are some of the reasons Willie Bodega rose to power and was able to keep his power for the time he did? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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