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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. When did Puerto Rico become a U.S. territory?

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

3. What is a staple of Abuela's cooking?

4. Who in Hudes's high school debate class only pretends to be from a working-class background?

5. Whose piano recording blows Hudes away emotionally in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what happens to Vivi?

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

3. In Chapter 23, what secret does Hudes tell Gabi that she has told no one else?

4. In Chapter 23, how does Hudes feel about going to Yale?

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

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

7. In Chapter 17, why does Hudes ask Abuela for cooking lessons?

8. Why does Titi Ginny never have her chance to compete as an athelete?

9. In Chapter 30, what does Hudes's mother encourage her to do professionally and why?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Hudes decide to pursue a career in writing rather than music? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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