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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. How does Nazario refer to the process of Bodega paying for neighborhood students' college tuition?

2. What does the woman who lives in 5E give to Nazario in Round 2?

3. What does Sapo say Julio prefers when it comes to romance?

4. What is Vera wearing when Julio and Bodega first see her?

5. Who does Sapo think killed Salazar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Julio tell Blanca he really thinks about the Bible?

4. Why does Julio go to Blanca's church in Part IV?

5. What does Julio think of Vera when he first meets her?

6. Why does Blanca want to try to get Claudia and Roberto Vega together?

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

8. What does Negra want Julio to do for her after Victor beats her up badly?

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

10. Why does Sapo bite Mr. Blessington in high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How would the course of the novel's plot been different if Julio had decided not to keep his secrets about Bodega and Vera from Blanca? What piece of crucial information did Blanca hold about her Aunt Vera that could have saved Bodega? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does the fire in Julio's and Blanca's new apartment building symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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