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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 is Yunior's father's first name?

2. Where does Kaliman wear?

3. What famous person does Yunior compare the boyfriend's voice to?

4. What does the girlfriend like about Yunior's apartment?

5. What does the fat boy say he going to make Ysrael into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ysrael show his superhuman strength to the cleaning lady?

2. How do the boys injure Ysrael?

3. How does Papi plan to get his family to the USA?

4. How does Papi's back injury affect him?

5. What does Yunior suggest you should do before your date arrives?

6. Why does Papi wake up in a cold sweat?

7. What is Yunior's job?

8. Why does Yunior need to avoid Howie when he is on a date?

9. How does Ysrael describe the pig?

10. Why does Yunior think the boyfriend is going to leave his girlfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diaz wrote the stories in Drown in the first person. Why do you think Diaz chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the stories would change if Diaz wrote them in the third person?

Essay Topic 2

Compare American and Latino culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) How have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character examine the way Diaz uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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