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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. After Puerto Rico is hit by a hurricane in September 2017, what percent of the island is without electricity?

2. How much is the dress that Mabel wants Olga to wear to her wedding?

3. What day of the week after the hurricane passes in "Always Keep Going" does a New York gubernatorial delegation make its way to San Juan?

4. How old was Blanca when she met Olga's father?

5. In what grade does Prieto remember that his aunts and uncles started asking if he had girlfriends at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mabel and Julio meet?

2. Why does Tia Lola think Blance was a terrible mother?

3. Why does Tia Lola say she never minded mothering Olga?

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

5. Who is Reggie King?

6. In "Champagne Dreams," how does Olga work with Igor?

7. What does Olga think she could have done other than weddings in "Champagne Dreams"?

8. What does Olga tell Matteo about her father's death?

9. Who does Olga want to rent the upstairs apartment to at her grandmother's house?

10. Why does Olga feel that Prieto has been born under a difficult star?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Olga is a wedding planner. How and why are details so important for the weddings she plans?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Olga has challenges dealing with the wealthy people for whom she plans weddings. Why does Olga have challenges dealing with the wealthy people for whom she plans weddings? How and why do some of these challenges have to do with penny-pinching?

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