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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 Bob Morgenthau's nickname?

2. What is one of the most important objectives of Sonia's student group at Princeton?

3. What year does Sonia enter high school?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Sonia's best friends at Yale?

2. What impact does Marguerite Gudewicz have on Sonia?

3. Why does Sonia join the forensics club?

4. Who is Ken Moy?

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

6. How is Sonia's trip to Puerto Rico in Chapter 17 different from her previous visits?

7. Who is Kevin Noonan?

8. What is Accion Puertorriquena?

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

10. How does Sonia's vision of her wedding differ from her mother's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of mentors and role models in the text. Who are Sonia's key mentors and what role do they play in her development and success?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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