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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. Most weeks, when does Gabriel go to New York?

2. On January 11, how long does Oscar sit in front of the TV before he realizes it is not on?

3. Where is Patricia when she learns about the twins' accident?

4. When does Keila return to Mexico?

5. Who forgets Olivia's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Keila feel when she visits her parents' graves?

2. On April 6, what does Felix do when he leaves?

3. Why does Claudia Alvarado keep her maiden name when she marries?

4. What is the pool like at Keila and Oscar's place?

5. Why does Lola object to watching Olivia's twins, and why does she change her mind?

6. Why is Patricia known as the Social Ace?

7. What does Olivia tell her mom at the prompting of her sisters on February 4?

8. How do Diana and Andrea fall into their grandparents' pool?

9. What does Claudia miss the Sunday before Easter, and how does she react when Olivia tells her what she missed?

10. What does Lola think of Felix?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claudia frequently takes things that do not belong to her. Does Claudia consciously steal things? Why does she take things that do not belong to her?

Essay Topic 2

On October 14, the Alvarado family is ordered to evacuate. Why are they required to evacuate? What does the evacuation reveal about what is valuable in Oscar and Keila’s lives?

Essay Topic 3

Oscar has a secret. What is Oscar’s secret? What does his secret have to do with his weather obsession?

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