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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. How many letters does Juan bring when he returns in Part 6?

2. How much does it cost to make a call from a pay phone?

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

4. Where does Cesar say that a girlfriend got the idea to tie dye a shirt?

5. How much does Cesar say that Ana can sell pastelitos for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Ana sees Marisela?

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

5. How does Mama find the city?

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

7. What does Juan learn that Ramon had done?

8. What news does Mama have about Juanita?

9. Why does Ana say yes to Cesar's plans at the end of Part 5?

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

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

Cesar encourages Ana to sell food to his co-workers at the factory. How does Ana’s food sales turn into a business? What challenges are there to the business? Is the business successful?

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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