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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. How does Hudes visit her father and Sharon?

2. What animal stays in the tub for weeks in Chapter 12?

3. What is Hudes's father's attitude towards religion?

4. What does Sedo buy for Hudes?

5. What does Hudes think not crying at funerals means for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hudes's skin tone and color affect her relationships with both her mother's and father's families as she moves through childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it so important for Hudes to know what her father thinks about religion when she is a child, and why does his answer open a rift between them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hudes describe her trance-like experiences while writing? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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