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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. How old was Teresa when Juan proposed to Ana?

2. What is the name of the neighbor who brings mail to the apartment?

3. What does Juan like to drink?

4. What color does Marisela wear when she comes to pay the first payment of her loan?

5. What type of business does Marisela want to open with her sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marisela persuade Ana to give her her ring even though she has not paid the loan?

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

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

4. What happens when Ana opens the door to a neighbor?

5. What does Teresa say about love when she sneaks out to meet El Guardia?

6. How did Juan get a chance at a job at the New Yorker Hotel?

7. What does Ana say about Juan when he is dressed and ready to go out and when he is walking on the street?

8. What does Ana take when she decides to go home in Part 2?

9. How does Ana describe Hector and Yrene's neighborhood?

10. What work does Marisela bring Ana to do in Part 3?

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

The Ruiz brothers sent money back to the Dominican Republic for Ramon to manage. What happened to the money Ramon was to manage? How did he betray his brothers?

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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