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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 kind of garden does Virginia have in Malvern?

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

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

4. How does Hudes visit her father and Sharon?

5. Who is the host of all parties in Hudes's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how does Hudes spend her father's wedding?

3. Why do Hudes's parents split up?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 6, what does Sharon tell Hudes on the day of the wedding?

8. How do the children treat Hudes in kindergarten in Malvern?

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

10. What happens when Hudes gets her first period?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For as much as Hudes respects and loves the playwright Paula Vogel, a mentor of hers, why do you think Hudes chooses intentionally to try to keep Vogel at an emotional arms-length? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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