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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 is the date of an article that Ana finds in the paper about the Dominican Republic?

2. In the Dominican Republic, when might Ana be able to eat an apple?

3. Where does Betty go?

4. What amusement park ride does Ana wish to ride in Part 5?

5. On what floor of a roach-infested apartment building does Ana find Marisela?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mama find the city?

2. How do Cesar and Ana invent things?

3. What obituary of a Dominican does Ana read in Part 5?

4. What plans are made for Mama and Lenny when they arrive?

5. When does Ana sell food at the factory in Part 5, and what is her menu?

6. At the end of Part 6, where does Ana stop and what does she buy?

7. What does Juan learn that Ramon had done?

8. What does Cesar say about money to Ana after Juan leaves for the Dominican Republic?

9. Who comes to the apartment with her husband to buy a suit, and what does Ana find after the woman and her husband leave?

10. How does Yohnny die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ana and Cesar were attracted to one another. Why was Ana attracted to Cesar? How did they handle the temptation to cheat on Juan for a time? What made them give in to the temptation?

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