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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 Tico die?

2. Who DJs at the after-party for Hudes's play?

3. Which relative had once been a promising athlete?

4. What is important about a cooking pot, according to Hudes's mother?

5. In Chapter 21, what does Hudes eventually regret correcting her mother about?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, why does Hudes think of Nuchi so often?

2. Why do Abuela and her husband split up?

3. In Chapter 29, what does Hudes pursue after college?

4. How does Abuela win over even the cops after moving to America?

5. How are gay people viewed and treated in the barrio?

6. In Chapter 16, what happens to Hudes's high school AIDS quilt after her class leaves?

7. In Chapter 18, what happens during an English class essay Hudes writes?

8. Why does Abuela move her family from New York to Philadelphia?

9. In Chapter 24, what does Hudes think of her first music classes at Yale?

10. In Chapter 19, why does Hudes get so upset in debate class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Hudes's perception of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on her family? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Hudes's conversation with Sharon and her father about welfare and taxes leave such a bad and lasting impression on her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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