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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 many pigeons does Ana have that visit her regularly?

2. What color scarf did Juan buy to make himself stand out among the others trying to get work at the New Yorker Hotel?

3. The first time that Juan went to New York, how much money did he have in his pocket?

4. What did Juan once peddle on the streets when he was a barefoot child?

5. What date do Juan and Ana marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at the Audubon Ballroom?

5. Who raised Cesar and why?

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

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

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

9. How does Ana know that Caridad and Juan are back together?

10. What was the place like that Juan rented the first time he went to New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ana and Juan are close to their families. What is the role of family in their lives? Why is family so important to both of them?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that author uses to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood in the book and why?

Essay Topic 3

Ana is encouraged to marry Juan. Is Ana really allowed to decide whether to marry Juan or not? How does Ana allow her mother to make the decision for her?

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