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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 is Sonia nickname in the Prologue?
2. Where is Celina's group assigned after basic training?
3. What disease does Sonia have?
4. What does Juli buy Sister Elizabeth for Christmas?
5. Where does Celina meet Juli?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sonia's response to the needle Mr. RIvera uses her in the Prologue?
2. How does Mami respond to Papi's death?
3. What was Celina's childhood like?
4. How does Sonia act at her father's funeral?
5. Despite Celina's sadness why does Father Dolan refuse to visit her?
6. How did Juli treat Celina when they first starting dating?
7. Why does Sonia always make sure there is milk in the house?
8. How does Sonia learn that she has diabetes?
9. How does Gilmar say goodbye in Chapter 3?
10. How is Mami different after Sonia yells at her in Chapter 7?
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
How does Sonia's Puerto Rican culture and heritage impact her life?
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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