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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. Who performs a spiritual cleansing on Julia?

2. What does Julia promise Dr. Cooke?

3. Who was the last person Olga texted before she died?

4. Who is Andrés?

5. Where is Julia going to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sporting event does Belén drag Julia to?

2. Who is tio Chucho?

3. Who is Belén?

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

5. How does Julia cope with her anxieties?

6. What does Julia start taking medication for?

7. How does Julia end up in the hospital?

8. Who is Esteban?

9. Who is tia Fermina?

10. What is Lorena doing after graduation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness in I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Julia's resentment of her identity and heritage. What about her identity, heritage, and culture is frustrating for Julia? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Julia's guilt about Olga's death. What causes Julia to feel guilty and personally responsible for her sister's death? How does she reckon with this guilt? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

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