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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. Where does Betty go?

2. What does Ana smell at the rectory when she arrives for her first ESL lesson?

3. What does Ana do while Cesar works in Part 4?

4. Where does Cesar say that a girlfriend got the idea to tie dye a shirt?

5. How old was Profirio Rubirosa when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ana say about the porter at her apartment?

2. What does Cesar say about Caridad when Ana mentions her?

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

4. How does Mama find the city?

5. Where does Ana sell pastelitos, and how much does she make?

6. What plan does Cesar have for him and for Ana?

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

8. What has Ana seen in advertisements for the World Fair?

9. Why does a man yell at Ana after her first ESL class?

10. How do Ana and Cesar say goodbye?

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

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

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

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