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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 color are Ana's eyes?

2. What does Juan like to drink?

3. In Part 3, when does Ana go to the doctor?

4. What color does Ana paint her toenails in Part 3?

5. What is the name of the clerk at La Bodeguita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the Audubon Ballroom?

2. Who raised Cesar and why?

3. Why is Ana's wedding dress not white?

4. How does Ana describe the first time that Juan Ruiz proposed to her?

5. What do Gabriel and Ana do on their last day together?

6. How does Ana describe Marisela when she first sees her?

7. Where does Juan get suits to sell, and how does Ana organize them?

8. What does Ana learn in a letter that Teresa sends her?

9. What does Ana learn at the end of Part 2?

10. What instructions does Ana's mother give her before she is married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in the Dominican Republic and New York. Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Ana is 11 when she is introduced in the novel. How does Ana mature and come of age in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Juan was abusive to Ana. How did Juan try to control Ana and what she did? How would he respond if she disobeyed him? Was he an abusive husband?

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