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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 answers the door when the girl goes to study with Eugene?

2. What does the girl hear at night in "Orar: To Pray"?

3. Why did the girl stay home from school in "By Love Betrayed"?

4. What does the girl do with the fruit she picks in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?

5. What happen to some of the mother's prayers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the girl describe her father in "Fever"?

2. What role do family obligations play in the author's journey in "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual"?

3. In "5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual", how does the author help change her life?

4. What story does the grandmother tell the girl in "The Witch's Husband"?

5. In "Lydia", what does the woman say she remembers most about her friend Lydia?

6. What happened when the girl slept in the same bed as her mother in "Fever"?

7. After Manuel's death what does Corazon decide to do?

8. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman", what happens at a business meeting?

9. In "The Chameleon", where is the chameleon moved and why?

10. In "How to Get a Baby", what part of nature helps perpetuate life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the struggles faced by the narrator's parents in regards to fidelity and infidelity. How are these actions seen through the eyes of the narrator as a child? How are they reflected on by the narrator as an adult? What is the hierarchy of family values in "The Latin Deli"?

Essay Topic 2

Loss is a strong theme in "The Latin Deli". How do the characters of this novel deal with loss? Select four examples of characters who are dealing with loss and analyze their struggles. What features and traits does the author suggest are necessary to survive a loss?

Essay Topic 3

How is education represented in "The Latin Deli"? How is school described and what impact does it have on the characters? What is the author's commentary on education? What does she value most?

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