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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 does Cesar get Ana to eat when they go to the beach?

2. How many days of the week does Ana sell food to the men at Cesar's factory?

3. How far is the rectory from Ana's apartment?

4. On page 226, where does Ana want to go on Sunday?

5. How long has Marisela's sister been in the U.S. in Part 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yohnny do with the Yankees?

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

3. How does Ana describe the theater at the Radio City Music Hall?

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

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

6. What news does Mama have about Juanita?

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

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

9. How do Cesar and Ana invent things?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was political unrest in the Dominican Republic throughout the novel. What unrest was there? How did that unrest affect the Ruiz and Cancion families?

Essay Topic 2

The novel takes place in the Dominican Republic and New York. Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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