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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. How many Puerto Rican representatives are in Congress?

2. How much is the expected donation for the fundraising event in "Bilingual"?

3. What is the name of the waiter who takes a fall at the Bluementhals party?

4. Where did Blanca go before she disappeared and never came back?

5. In "The Lift," what is Prieto driving when he picks Olga up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Reggie King?

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

3. Where is the fundraiser held in "Bilingual," and how is it decorated?

4. How did Mabel and Julio meet?

5. Who was Olga named after?

6. How does Olga get Prieto an invitation to the Blumenthal party?

7. In a letter dated January 24, 1994, what advice did Blanca give Prieto about his father?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Olga Dies Dreaming to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

Essay Topic 2

The Selbys have a meeting in Puerto Rico. Why do the Selbys have a meeting in Puerto Rico? What goals do they have? What does their meeting reveal about greed?

Essay Topic 3

Blanca’s letters reveal the type of person she is. What do the letters reveal about her? How did Blanca try to manipulate Prieto and Olga? Was she guilty of psychological abuse?

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