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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. Where does the narrator live?

2. How old is the girl in "Absolution in the New Year"?

3. What type of music can be heard playing in the narrator's apartment building?

4. How does the girl's mother react to the girl's father in "Fever"?

5. What did Don Juan de Dios used to do for the girl in Puerto Rico?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Story of My Body", what has the girl come to desire after marriage?

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

3. What happened when the girl went to the apartment where her father was in "By Love Betrayed"?

4. In "Corazon's Cafe", why does Corazon say she was initially attracted to Manuel?

5. How did the girl take her anger out on her mother in "Absolution in the New Year"?

6. What does the girl say the book of dreams in Spanish does not tell her?

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

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

9. What surprises the mother in "The Game"?

10. In "Unspoken", what does the mother want to tell her daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the use of animals as symbols in "The Latin Deli". What is said about the relationship between humans and animals? How are animals used to develop this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Much of "The Latin Deli" takes place in the 1960's. How does this time period affect the development of the narrator and other characters? What events resonate throughout the rest of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Select four poems to compare and contrast. Consider their topics, themes, style, format and impact on the reader as well as their role in this novel.

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