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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 type of cancer did Matteo's mother have?

2. How many children does Dick have?

3. In 1990, on what birthday does Olga's mother write her a letter and say that she will not be there for Olga's birthday?

4. When Olga went to Sylvia's with Matteo, how much money did she leave?

5. From where did Prieto have to bail out his father when his father tried to steal a TV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olga's grandmother buy her own house?

2. How did Olga's mother feel when Olga was accepted to an Ivy League college?

3. Who is Olga's favorite floor captain from a catering company, and why can she not have him for the Henderson wedding?

4. What assumptions did Dick have about his relationship with Olga after he divorced his wife?

5. What is known about Mrs. Henderson, the mother of the bride in "The Napkins" and how she is handling her eldest daughter's wedding?

6. What type of job did Matteo have before his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and how did he live?

7. Why does Prieto vote the way that the Selbys want him to from time to time?

8. What bar does Olga meet Matteo for drinks, and what is it like?

9. How did Olga solve the problem of late payments from her wedding clients?

10. What is Olga's apartment like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Gonzalez use artistic license to create the realistic background of Olga Dies Dreaming?

Essay Topic 2

Olga enjoys watching Prieto skillfully work the crowd at the fundraiser. What social-political skills does Prieto have? Why is he adept at bridging cultures and bringing people together?

Essay Topic 3

Olga has a troubled relationship with her mother. When did Blanca abandon Olga? How has she been an absent mother? How does the relationship that Olga has with her mother affect what Olga believes about mother/child relationships?

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