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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. In "Fever", when does the girl remember seeing her father?

2. Who answers the door when the girl goes to study with Eugene?

3. How does the girl's mother act with the shopkeeper in "An Early Mystery"?

4. What does the girl do in her room in "Not For Sale"?

5. Whose clothes did the girl wear in "The Changeling"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Lesson of the Sugarcane", why does the girl feel she was taken to the car?

2. What does Olga write in her letters to Joaquin?

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

4. How did the girl's father react to her game of dress-up in "The Changeling"?

5. How did the girl's mother feel about her visit to the shop in "An Early Mystery"?

6. How did the girl feel about her visit to the shop in "An Early Mystery"?

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

8. What things does the girl say she remembers most about her parents when she was a child in "By Love Betrayed"?

9. In "Nothing Wasted", what was important about the seeds?

10. What does the girl's family plan to do the day the president is shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering all the poems and chapters of "The Latin Deli", how do you think the author defines success? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator and other characters encounter prejudice throughout this novel. Examine three instances of prejudice that were seen in "The Latin Deli". Who was involved? What happened? What was the impact on the characters involved? What do you think the author is trying to say about prejudice?

Essay Topic 3

Describe three instances of folklore or legend that are used in "The Latin Deli". Define the genre and explain how it fits in among the lives of these characters. What is the value of folklore? How does the use of it define this novel?

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