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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 does Hudes think not crying at funerals means for her?

2. In Chapter 9, which "birthday girl" goes missing?

3. What does Virginia bring to the kindergarten class three weeks into school?

4. Who helps Hudes with a milestone in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Hudes's father say when she asks him if God is real?

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

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

4. What happens to Mary Lou in Chapter 10?

5. Why do Hudes's parents split up?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Virginia Sanchez's activism affect Hudes's own life path and perceptions of feminism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between Malvern and West Philadelphia, as Hudes explains them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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