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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 Julio assume set the fire in their apartment building?

2. What does Sapo do to Mr. Blessington that shocks everyone in the class, including Mr. Blessington?

3. What does Bodega want to do right before he sees Vera for the first time?

4. What was Nazario's cat's name when he was a child?

5. Why does Julio tell Nazario he can not go with him in Round 2 to meet Bodega and Vera?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Blanca suspicious of the new apartment Julio moves them into?

2. What happened to the neighborhood after Roberto Salazar was found dead?

3. Why does Bodega tell Julio he had Salazar killed?

4. How does Blanca react to seeing Vera's huge diamond ring that she gave to Julio?

5. How does Nazario get Julio off from work to come to meet Vera?

6. What do Bodega and Vera try to get Julio to do with them when they show up at his door in Part IV?

7. What does Vera ask Bodega to teach her that Julio thinks is strange in Part IV?

8. What happens to Julio's and Blanca's apartment in Part IV, and who is there immediately to help them?

9. How does Bodega act around Vera when he first meets her in Part IV?

10. Why does Nazario take Julio to the salsa museum?

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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