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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. Who is in charge of disciplining Celina when she is a child?

2. What branch of the armed forces does Celina join?

3. What does Juli buy Sister Elizabeth for Christmas?

4. Where is Celina's group assigned after basic training?

5. What does Celina buy for the children in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Juli's death impact Abuelita?

3. What is Sonia's response to the needle Mr. RIvera uses her in the Prologue?

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

5. Why does the family move in Chapter 5?

6. How did Celina get to New York?

7. What was Celina's childhood like?

8. What are Celina and Juli fighting about at the start of the Prologue?

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

10. How does Abuelita feel about Celina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the complicated relationship that Sonia has with her father. How did her relationship with Juli positively and negatively impact Sonia's development?

Essay Topic 2

Is Sonia's story one that affirms or rejects the American Dream?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Abuelita as the matriarch of the Sotomayor clan. What are her strengths and weaknesses as a matriarch? Which action, in particular, qualify her for the role?

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