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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 can Ysrael smell on the pig's breath?

2. What was the name of Yunior's ex-girlfriend?

3. What does Ysrael look for outside of the bars?

4. What city does Yunior call the city of jobs?

5. What does it say on front of the girlfriend's t-shirt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Yunior like listening to the couple in the bathroom?

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

4. Where do Halfies always say about their parents?

5. How do the boys injure Ysrael?

6. How does Pruit almost get Yunior fired?

7. Who does Ysrael meet in the doctor's waiting room?

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

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

10. Why does Yunior think the couple must be models?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Yunior's character to the person he was in the Dominican Republic he is at the end of the book.

1) What does Yunior hope to achieve in America?

2) What events changes Yunior's ideas about life?

3) How has Yunior's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Ignatius has a difficult relationship with his father. Why is a father's relationship with his child so important? How has Yunior' relationship with his father shaped his character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Yunior's upbringing has effected one of the following areas in his life.

1) Work.

2) Social life.

3) Intimate relationships.

4) Family.

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