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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. At which church is Mary Lou's funeral held?

2. What does Sharon tell Hudes on the day of her wedding to her father?

3. When does Virginia have her strange dreams and visions as a child?

4. What happens to Hudes for the first time in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 1, where does Hudes's family move?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what kind of garden does Hudes's mother plant?

2. In Chapter 1, how does Hudes feel when leaving West Philly as a very young girl?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Hudes witness her mother doing with Padrino Julio?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Hudes see her mother doing that unsettles her involving animals?

5. In Chapter 12, what work does Hudes's mother do professionally?

6. In Chapter 5, what happens when Simon comes to visit?

7. In Chapter 6, what does Hudes's father ask her that she knows he is not really serious about?

8. What happens to Mary Lou in Chapter 10?

9. How do strangers often react when they see Hudes and her mother together?

10. In Chapter 2, what does Virginia tell a young Hudes about her own youth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hudes react when some older writers express surprise and even skepticism that she is writing with such frankness about her Puerto Rican family and their traditions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hudes describe her neighborhood in West Philadelphia? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is Hudes's first trip to Puerto Rico like, and what does she learn there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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