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

Short Answer Questions

1. The father had how many brothers and sisters?

2. What did Papito, the grandfather, do to make the government not like him very much?

3. When Carla approached the window of the strange car on her way home from school, what did she discover?

4. Why were Yolanda's mother and aunts concerned with her playmate?

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

How do you think this story would be different had the family never moved to the U.S.? What would have happened to the father? Do you think the grandfather had the political muscle to help the father and allow him to stay on the island? Why? Why not?

Essay Topic 2

If the key to life is happiness, who is happy at the end of the novel? Who do you think made the transition to America with the greatest ease? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the family compound is next to the dictator's daughter's land? What does this say about the grandfather, who appears to be a sweet man with education, but might be something else? How does the grandfather feel about politics? Why does he take the job with the United Nations? How much is dictated by the grandmother?

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