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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. How is Fidel Castro described in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

2. Who says "not for sale" in "Not For Sale"?

3. What item does the girl debate the value of in "An Early Mystery"?

4. What did "they" float through in "A Legion of Dark Angels"?

5. In the grandmother's story in "The Witch's Husband", what does the wife do one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Vida", what happens between the narrator and Gabriel?

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

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

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

5. What happens the night the old man sees a dolphin in "Letter from a Caribbean Island"?

6. In "The Story of My Body", how does the girl re-tell her infancy?

7. Why is the salesman never allowed back in the girl's home in "Not For Sale"?

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

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

10. What happens at Juan de Dios's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What does El Building represent to the narrator and other characters of this novel? Using events that happened in the building, along with descriptions of it from the text, explain how El Building is a character and its role in developing "The Latin Deli".

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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