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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 does Cesar do for his daughter?

2. How does Delores feel about the celebrities in her home?

3. How does Nestor act in California?

4. What happens to Nestor because of this?

5. Who is waiting for the same bus as Nestor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cesar handle Nestor's death?

2. What does Cesar do in his travels with the Merchant Marines?

3. What transpires between Cesar and Don Emilio's wife, Carmen?

4. What does Celia want from Cesar? Is she successful?

5. How is Eugenio able to please Arnaz?

6. What happens between Eugenio and his father?

7. What evidence shows that Cesar feels insecure about Lydia's feelings for him?

8. How do the Castillo brother handle the fame and fortune acquired from being on the "I Love Lucy" show?

9. Who is Maria?

10. How do Cesar's ailments affect his relationship with Lydia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cesar's will to live dies with his brother.

Part 1) Use information from the text to support this statement.

Part 2) Does Cesar's behavior change after his brother's death? What is the reason for his behavior?

Part 3) How does Cesar resolve this lack of desire to survive without his brother?

Essay Topic 2

Both Cesar and Nestor suffer from depression.

Part 1) What are the causes of their depression?

Part 2) Why do they not seek help?

Part 3) How do each of the brothers deal with their depression?

Essay Topic 3

Cesar drinks himself to death.

Part 1) Why does Cesar drink excessively?

Part 2) What effect does the alcohol have on his body and his relationships?

Part 3) Why does he not stop drinking?

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