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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. Where does Sonia volunteer in Chapter 17?

2. Who does Sonia call for cooking help in Chapter 19?

3. Who confronts Sonia with a racist question about affirmative action?

4. Who made the move in Chapter 12 possible?

5. What sport do Kenny and Aurora watch together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ken Moy?

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

3. Why does the geometry teacher call Sonia into her office?

4. What is Mami's biggest obstacle when she goes back to school in Chapter 13?

5. Who is Margarita Rosa?

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

7. How does the staff at Prospect Hospital react to Sonia's acceptance to Princeton?

8. How does Sonia help her Spanish class her first year of high school?

9. Who is Miss Katz and what impact does she have on Sonia?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of diversity in the memoir? Consider the range of individuals that are introduced in the book. How does diversity shape Sonia as a person and later, as a lawyer and judge?

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