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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 much money does Ana have when she leaves Juan?

2. What is the parking lot for that is across the street from Ana and Juan's building?

3. How old was Teresa when Juan proposed to Ana?

4. On page 46, what does Cesar give Ana that is in a brown paper sack?

5. When Ana was 11, where did the Ruiz boys travel to and from frequently?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ana describe arriving at the airport in New York?

5. What happens when Juan gives Ana five dollars and a sealed envelope that needs a stamp?

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

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

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

9. What happens at the Audubon Ballroom?

10. What jobs did Juan start doing at the hotel when he first went to New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mama used to ask Ana if she was a manatee or a shark. Why would Mama ask that question? Which was Ana—a manatee or a shark? Did that change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Marisela says, “A woman is defined by her home” (118). What are Ana and Marisela’s homes like? How do their homes define them?

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