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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. What type of fruit tree is in "From the Book of Dreams in Spanish"?
2. In "By Love Betrayed", what does the girl say that she remembers most about her father?
3. In the grandmother's story in "The Witch's Husband", what does the wife do one night?
4. What does the salesman do while telling a story in "Not For Sale"?
5. What happen to some of the mother's prayers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Lorraine catches the girl in "The Paterson Public Library"?
2. What do the neighbor's discover when they go to talk to Dona Ernestina in "Nada"?
3. How did the girl feel about her visit to the shop in "An Early Mystery"?
4. What happens when the medium's friends visit her in "The Medium's Burden"?
5. What did the girl think as she watched her father read her diary in "Absolution in the New Year"?
6. What happened when the girl went to the apartment where her father was in "By Love Betrayed"?
7. In "How to Get a Baby", how should women who want a baby interact with their child?
8. Why is the salesman never allowed back in the girl's home in "Not For Sale"?
9. How did the girl's father react to her game of dress-up in "The Changeling"?
10. What things does the girl say she remembers most about her parents when she was a child in "By Love Betrayed"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator spends much time lamenting on place. According to the text, what is the value of place? How does one's location define who they are?
Essay Topic 2
How are elders treated in this novel? How does examining the role of elders help to describe Puerto Rican and American cultures? How are elders used as symbols? What is the author's message about heritage and family?
Essay Topic 3
"The Latin Deli" follows a girl through her maturation to womanhood. Trace the steps the narrator took to become an adult. Select four things that appear to be most vital in defining womanhood for an American Latina. What hurdles did she face? How did she overcome them and what was their lasting impact?
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