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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 kind of car does Sapo drive?

2. Which bridge do Julio and Nazario take to Queens?

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

4. Which club do Vera and Bodega want to go to?

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 want Julio with him to meet Vera for the first time?

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

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

4. Why does Julio think Sapo had something to do with Salazar's death?

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

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

7. Why does Julio go to Queens with Nazario, and what happens there?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What does Julio really think about Blanca's church and the Pentecostal faith? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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