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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the grandparents travel to often?

2. What did Carla think of the yearly celebration of coming to America?

3. What did Carla's father tell her about Gladys?

4. When Carla reached the 7th grade, what did the nun at school suggest about her schooling?

5. What happened to the other girl cousins and their art lessons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there a link between learning and the arts? Describe each daughter and the mother and their unique artistic talents. Who teaches the children about art? How is learning about art enhanced once the family arrives in the States?

Essay Topic 2

Compare life in the Dominican Republic and life in America for the girls. What changed when they moved to America? What was better? What was worse? How did their relationships with their cousins change? How did their parents change? Discuss daily life and school life as well as their change in social class.

Essay Topic 3

It seems important in the novel for the children to be educated, even if only for a few years, in America. What do you think is the opinion of U.S. colleges as compared to colleges on the island? What is an education in America going to give the children that they will not receive at home? It also seems important to travel to America for those who can afford it. Is it viewed as an important part of the childrens' education to be exposed to America?

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