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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 does Bodega tell Julio never left Vera when he sees her for the first time?
2. What was Julio mostly worried about recovering from the fire?
3. What does Mr. Tapia tell Sapo to tell the police when they ask about what happened with Mr. Blessington?
4. Which newspaper does Nazario often try to place stories in?
5. What does Vera ask Bodega to teach her how to do in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mr. Tapia tell Sapo to tell the authorities voices in his head told him to attack Mr. Blessington?
2. Why does Julio go to Blanca's church in Part IV?
3. Why is Blanca suspicious of the new apartment Julio moves them into?
4. How does Bodega act around Vera when he first meets her in Part IV?
5. Why does Bodega tell Julio he had Salazar killed?
6. Why is Bodega anxious about the way Julio is dressed going to meet Vera?
7. Why does no one usually mess with Sapo?
8. How does Nazario get Julio off from work to come to meet Vera?
9. What does Julio hope that Blanca does not do in front of him at her church?
10. What does Negra want Julio to do for her after Victor beats her up badly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Sapo is so desperate for Julio to acknowledge their childhood and teenage memories together at the very end of the novel? Why do you think Nazario assumes Sapo will be the one to inherit Bodega's powerful perch as the neighborhood drug dealer and benefactor? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does the fire in Julio's and Blanca's new apartment building symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Who were the Young Lords, and what was the group trying to achieve when Bodega was one of its members and leaders? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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