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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. To what exhibit does Cesar take Ana at the end of Part 4?

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

3. How old was Yonny when he died?

4. At the end of Part 6, what does Ana buy?

5. Who did Ana dream about on page 209?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mama find the city?

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

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

7. What did Ana send with Juan to give to her family?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 main character in a novel is usually the protagonist and the person that opposes the protagonist is considered to be the antagonist. Who are the protagonist and antagonist in the novel? What problems does the antagonist cause for the protagonist?

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