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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. Where does Julia meet Esteban?

2. What does Máma Jacinto say about Amá?

3. Why does Julia wake up in a hospital bed?

4. How many weeks pregnant was Olga when she died?

5. Who does Julia call before she goes to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sporting event does Belén drag Julia to?

2. What does Julia find out from Olga's emails?

3. Who is tia Fermina?

4. Who is Esteban?

5. Who is Andrés?

6. What does Julia tell Apá at the airport?

7. Why does Julia have to leave Mexico?

8. Who ruins Julia's journals?

9. Who is tio Chucho?

10. What major discovery does Julia make about Olga after looking at her last sent email?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Julia's reckoning with family secrets. What secrets about her family does Julia come across throughout I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, and how do they impact her and her perception of her family? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Julia's relationship with Connor. What is the nature and significance of this relationship? How does it impact Julia? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and themes of the book? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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