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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 is another word that Hudes's family used to describe HIV/AIDS?

2. What does Hudes's mother tell her she always though Hudes would do for a living?

3. What book does Virginia leave on Hudes's piano bench in Chapter 18?

4. What does Hudes send in to Yale with her application?

5. Where does Hudes decide to go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 26, what does Flor say when she returns to the family?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hudes's skin tone and color affect her relationships with both her mother's and father's families as she moves through childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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