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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 Celina have to do before she can get into the armed forces?

2. What entices Sonia to get better grades?

3. When was Celina born?

4. What is Sonia nickname in the Prologue?

5. What is Celina's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sonia passes out in Chapter 5?

2. How is Mami different after Sonia yells at her in Chapter 7?

3. Why does the family move in Chapter 5?

4. What are Sonia's trips to the grocery store with Papi like, in Chapter 2?

5. How does Sonia feel about school in the third grade?

6. What are the Saturday parties at Abuelita's like?

7. How did Celina get to New York?

8. In the Preface, why does Sonia say she decided to write a memoir?

9. How does Abuelita feel about Celina?

10. What was Celina's childhood like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of religion and superstition in the text? Consider Sonia's education and Abuelita's connection to the spirit world. How does Sonia's interactions with these elements shape her as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of the secondary individuals in the book. Select three key secondary individuals and analyze their impact on Sonia's development.

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of class and race play out in the texts? In what ways are these themes present in Sonia's life and how are they present in the world around her at the time of the memoir?

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