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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 the nickname given to the rookie assistant DAs?

2. What does Celina go back to school for in Chapter 13?

3. What topic does Sonia select in the finals of the extemporaneous speech competition?

4. Where does Sonia attend high school?

5. Where does Sonia go when she feels homesick on campus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ken Moy?

2. What is Accion Puertorriquena?

3. What impact does Marguerite Gudewicz have on Sonia?

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

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

6. What is the school nurses's reaction when Sonia gets a "likely" from Princeton?

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

8. What happens at the recruiting dinner for Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of family as it is expressed throughout the memoir.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sonia's first job at the D.A.'s office shape her future?

Essay Topic 3

How does Sonia's Puerto Rican culture and heritage impact her life?

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