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

2. Which teacher really looked out for Julio and his friends in junior high school?

3. What does Vera ask Bodega to teach her how to do in Part IV?

4. Why is Julio worried Blanca will make a connection between news reports of Salazar's death and Sapo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Sapo bite Mr. Blessington in high school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Bodega's greatest fear about meeting Vera? What does he most fervently wish for Vera to think about him when she sees him for the first time after decades? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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