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Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Gabi feels about her light skin color and how it relates to her perceptions of her own heritage, using specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how Gabi's relationship with her mother changes over the course of the novel, paying special attention to both the tensions and areas of common ground the two characters experience.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Gabi's eulogy for her father embodies her complex feelings about him and their relationship.

Essay Topic 4

Write an essay comparing and contrasting how Gabi and Beto each approach and process their father's death.

Essay Topic 5

How does hearing Gabi's criticisms of her seem to affect Gabi's Tia Bertha at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 6

Gabi ends up...

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