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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. In "Bilingual," how much does Dick donate for the fundraising event?

2. What is the name of Reggie's security guard who brings Olga to Reggie's SUV in "Los Panuelos Negros?

3. In "Bilingual," what time does Olga have Dick's driver take her to her brother's fundraising event?

4. Where are Mabel and Juliio moving after they get married?

5. What type of flowers are used for decorating the fundraising party in "Bilingual"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olga do when a server falls and makes a mess?

2. Where does Prieto remember that he and his sister went after his father died, and what did they do?

3. Who did Olga enjoy hanging out with in college and why?

4. Who is Reggie King?

5. Why does Olga quit her wedding business?

6. How did Olga lose the friends she had before she went to high school?

7. How did Mabel and Julio meet?

8. Who does Dick Eikenborn plan to walk in with into the Blumenthal Party?

9. What does Olga say when Matteo thinks maybe they need to break off their relationship after she does not communicate with him for three days?

10. Why does Reggie meet Olga in "Los Panuelos Negros"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pietro has been a politician for about 17 years. Why does Pietro feel ineffectual as a politician?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Olga’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Olga Dies Dreaming? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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