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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 Blanca tell Julio about Claudio and Roberto Vega?

2. What upsets Bodega about what Julio is wearing to meet Vera?

3. What do Roberto and Claudio ask Blanca and Julio for?

4. What did Nazario once suggest that Bodega sell instead of drugs, and give the drugs away for free along with the sale of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bodega act around Vera when he first meets her in Part IV?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened to the neighborhood after Roberto Salazar was found dead?

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

10. What does Julio hope that Blanca does not do in front of him at her church?

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

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 is Willie Bodega's vision for Spanish Harlem, and what does Julio think about Bodega's plans? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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