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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 pato mean in Spanish?

2. What kind of people do Yunior and his friends like to abuse?

3. What kind of drink did Tia like to drink?

4. What does the narrator call his father?

5. What part of his body does the narrator punch to wake himself up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening when the narrator returns with the burgers?

2. Why did the narrator and his brother spend their summers with their uncle?

3. How does Papi try to prevent the narrator from eating at the party?

4. How did security catch Beto and Yunior shoplifting?

5. What happens to Papi when he drinks?

6. How do the family react when Papi sends them a second letter saying he is coming home?

7. Why is Papi upset with the narrator?

8. What happens to Rafa and the narrator on the bus?

9. How does the narrator feel when his girlfriend is released from the juvenile hall?

10. How did Ysrael disfigure his face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Drown is a collection of short stories What are the mechanics of a short story in terms of the following?

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

Essay Topic 2

Examine Diaz's writing style. How would you describe Diaz's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does Diaz's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. Explain how does Diaz's dialogue contributes to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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