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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 do Hudes's cousins call her as a nickname?

2. What kind of cousin does Hudes identify herself as, due to age differences?

3. Who was the one Perez who could pull Hudes onto the dance floor?

4. What animal does Virginia keep in the basement?

5. In Chapter 2, where does Hudes want to go to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Virginia, Hudes's mother, have strange nightmares as a child?

2. What does Hudes's father sometimes do for a living?

3. What does Hudes's mother Virginia tell her happened to her own father's family?

4. In Chapter 13, how do Sedo's children treat Virginia?

5. What happens to Mary Lou in Chapter 10?

6. How does Hudes eventually come to feel about Sedo?

7. In Chapter 9, why is Flor absent from the celebration?

8. In Chapter 14, what does Hudes learn in Puerto Rico?

9. In Chapter 10, what disease affects many of Hudes's family members that her family does not want to discuss?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hudes's family react to her first plays, and why is their reaction so important to Hudes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the Sanchez family's experiences with drug addiction like? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hudes both honor, and sometimes criticize, her mother Virginia Sanchez throughout this memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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