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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 was Sister Lucia, the nun who teaches the ESL lessons, born?

2. What does Cesar wear around his neck on a black leather cord?

3. Once Mama arrives, how often do the Ruiz brothers come for dinner?

4. On page 224, how many days of rain are there in Los Guayacanes?

5. How close is the school where Lenny will attend from Ana's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ana see when she goes to her ESL class in Part 6?

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

3. What does Juan learn that Ramon had done?

4. What advice does Juan give Lenny on his first day of school?

5. How does Yohnny die?

6. At the beginning of Part 5, where does Sister Lucia take the ESL class and what do they do there?

7. What news does Mama have about Juanita?

8. How do Cesar and Ana invent things?

9. How does Juan make an entrance when he arrives from Santo Domingo in Part 6?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ana was expected to defer to Juan. What is revealed about female subservience through the way that Ana was expected to act as Juan’s wife?

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