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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. Where is Vera's old elementary school located?
2. What does the woman who lives in 5E give to Nazario in Round 2?
3. Who tells Julio he is welcome at his club any time just because Julio was seen with Nazario that day?
4. What is Vera wearing when Julio and Bodega first see her?
5. What is Nazario's impression of the meeting in Queens as he explains it to Julio in Round 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bodega tell Julio he had Salazar killed?
2. What does Julio think of Vera when he first meets her?
3. Why is Blanca suspicious of the new apartment Julio moves them into?
4. What does Negra want Julio to do for her after Victor beats her up badly?
5. Why is Bodega anxious about the way Julio is dressed going to meet Vera?
6. Why does Mr. Tapia tell Sapo to tell the authorities voices in his head told him to attack Mr. Blessington?
7. Why does Julio think Sapo had something to do with Salazar's death?
8. What does Vera ask Bodega to teach her that Julio thinks is strange in Part IV?
9. Why does Sapo bite Mr. Blessington in high school?
10. What happens to Julio's and Blanca's apartment in Part IV, and who is there immediately to help them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Julio decides to help the older immigrant man and his grandson from Puerto Rico himself when they tell him they are looking for Bodega? What does Julio's selfless gesture and the immigrants themselves represent? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Julio is so charmed by the Salsa Museum Nazario takes him to? What does the salsa museum seem to mean to Julio? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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