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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 Hudes's debate teacher in high school?
2. What high school did Hudes attend?
3. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. territory?
4. Who plays the babalao in Hudes's play?
5. What does Virginia often begin doing in Chapter 18 for Hudes?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 23, how does Hudes feel about going to Yale?
2. In Chapter 16, what happens to Hudes's high school AIDS quilt after her class leaves?
3. In Chapter 18, what big change happens in Hudes's family?
4. In Chapter 25, what does Hudes spend the summer after her first year of college doing?
5. How are gay people viewed and treated in the barrio?
6. In Chapter 23, what secret does Hudes tell Gabi that she has told no one else?
7. In Chapter 18, what happens during an English class essay Hudes writes?
8. In Chapter 30, what does Hudes's mother encourage her to do professionally and why?
9. In Chapter 24, what does Hudes think of her first music classes at Yale?
10. Why do Abuela and her husband split up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Hudes react when some older writers express surprise and even skepticism that she is writing with such frankness about her Puerto Rican family and their traditions? 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
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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