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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 does Sonia call for cooking help in Chapter 19?

2. What club do Sonia and Miriam join together?

3. Where does Sonia commute between for her job at the DA's office?

4. What school does Kenny Moy attend?

5. What does Celina buy Sonia before she leaves for college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Fisher make possible for the family?

2. Why do Kevin and Sonia get married in Chapter 18?

3. Who is Kevin Noonan?

4. What lesson does the novel, Lord of the Flies, teach Sonia?

5. Who is Jose Cabranes?

6. What is the grading system at Yale Law School?

7. How does Sonia get more involved in learning about her Puerto Rican history while at Princeton?

8. What is Accion Puertorriquena?

9. What happens during Sonia's visit to Radcliffe?

10. Why does Kevin get nervous when he meets Titi Gloria and Tio Tonio?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the relationship between Sonia and Kevin. What does it add to Sonia's life? In what ways does it help move her life forward?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and Contrast Sonia's experiences at Yale and Princeton. How are the two similar and how are they different? What impact do they have on Sonia's life?

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