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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. Who did Ana dream about on page 209?

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

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

4. How old was Yonny when he died?

5. Who does Ana remember Yohnny making out with in Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Cesar and Ana invent things?

3. In July how long has Juan been gone, and why does ne need to return?

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

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

6. What does Yohnny do with the Yankees?

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

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

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

10. How does Yohnny die?

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

Ana is encouraged to marry Juan. Is Ana really allowed to decide whether to marry Juan or not? How does Ana allow her mother to make the decision for her?

Essay Topic 3

Ana left home for the first time in her life at age 15. How did Ana feel about being away from home? Why was she homesick and how did she deal with her homesickness?

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