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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 Julio think Bodega has an unforgettable blend of?

2. Which poet does Julio ask Mr. Blessington if the class can study?

3. What does Bodega wear to his first meeting with Vera in decades?

4. Who is the so-called "Fish of Loisaida"?

5. What does Blanca notice that is very unusual about the new building she and Julio have moved into that belongs to Bodega?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Julio worried Blanca will make a connection between Sapo and Salazar's death?

2. Why is Bodega anxious about the way Julio is dressed going to meet Vera?

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

4. Why does Bodega want Julio with him to meet Vera for the first time?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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