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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. Who is one of Abeula's sisters in Aracibo?
2. What producer does Hudes record a demo for?
3. What does Sharon once tell Hudes she does not want to hear about at all?
4. Who plays the babalao in Hudes's play?
5. What does Hudes's mother tell her she always though Hudes would do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 25, what does Hudes spend the summer after her first year of college doing?
2. In Chapter 18, what happens during an English class essay Hudes writes?
3. In Chapter 24, what does Hudes think of her first music classes at Yale?
4. Why does Hudes eventually decide to stop pursuing music as a career?
5. In Chapter 21, what does Hudes once do with her mother's language that she now regrets?
6. In Chapter 23, how does Hudes feel about going to Yale?
7. How are gay people viewed and treated in the barrio?
8. In Chapter 30, what does Hudes's mother encourage her to do professionally and why?
9. In Chapter 23, what secret does Hudes tell Gabi that she has told no one else?
10. In Chapter 29, what does Hudes pursue after college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How does Hudes describe her neighborhood in West Philadelphia? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Hudes sometimes feel awkward in her youth and adolescence around her Puerto Rican family and cousins? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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