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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 does Sapo think killed Salazar?
2. What did Nazario once suggest that Bodega sell instead of drugs, and give the drugs away for free along with the sale of?
3. Who does Bodega tell Julio was paying Salazar?
4. Where does Blanca often go to study?
5. What does Julio think Vera seems as if she was born to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bodega want Julio with him to meet Vera for the first time?
2. What happens to Julio's and Blanca's apartment in Part IV, and who is there immediately to help them?
3. Why does Nazario take Julio to the salsa museum?
4. Why does Sapo bite Mr. Blessington in high school?
5. Why is Bodega anxious about the way Julio is dressed going to meet Vera?
6. Why is Julio worried Blanca will make a connection between Sapo and Salazar's death?
7. How does Blanca react to seeing Vera's huge diamond ring that she gave to Julio?
8. What do Bodega and Vera try to get Julio to do with them when they show up at his door in Part IV?
9. What does Julio hope that Blanca does not do in front of him at her church?
10. Why does Julio go to Queens with Nazario, and what happens there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the violence between Negra and her husband Victor reveal about their marriage? How does Quinonez treat themes like marital fidelity throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What is Willie Bodega's vision for Spanish Harlem, and what does Julio think about Bodega's plans? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How did the way that Julio's, Sapo's, and Blanca's junior high school teachers - especially Mr. Blessington and Mr. Tapia - treat them affect them later on in life? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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