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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 Yunior say he now does instead of shoplifting?

2. Who is the narrator waiting for?

3. What does Rafa pull off Ysrael's face?

4. What kind of drugs do the boys sell?

5. What kind of game is selo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What homosexual experiences has Yunior had?

3. Why does Yunior call his mother shadow warrior?

4. How does Rafa beat up Ysrael?

5. What happens at the corner?

6. How does Mami react when Papi does not come?

7. Why does Papi push his way to the shower as soon as he arrives home?

8. What happens to Papi when he drinks?

9. How does the aunt help out the narrator?

10. How did security catch Beto and Yunior shoplifting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure of the stories; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements.

1) In Drown, Diaz portrays Latino culture in a negative light.

2) The book is about growing up and the final two stories, told from different points of view, shows how far Yunior had come from the early days of drug dealing and stealing.

3) Yunior's stealing and homophobic behavior is the side product of poverty and being an outsider.

Essay Topic 3

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

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