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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 does Ana remember Yohnny making out with in Part 4?

2. What hours does Bob, the porter at Ana's apartment building, work?

3. By Part 6, how many letters has Ana received from her father since she went to New York?

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

5. What did Papa give Juan in exchange for two plane tickets in Part 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Cesar and Ana invent things?

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

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

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

6. How do Ana and Cesar say goodbye?

7. Why does Mama send Juanita to the capital?

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

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

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

Juan was abusive to Ana. How did Juan try to control Ana and what she did? How would he respond if she disobeyed him? Was he an abusive husband?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Marisela says, “A woman is defined by her home” (118). What are Ana and Marisela’s homes like? How do their homes define them?

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