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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. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?

2. Near which of the following corners does Sierra note Bennie lives?

3. Which of the following shows in the mural Robbie has painted at Club Kalfour?

4. Which of the following shows in the mural Robbie has painted at Club Kalfour?

5. Izzy asks Tee never to say which of the following again?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Robbie dressed when he meets Sierra in advance of going to Club Kalfour?

2. How does Robbie describe making “soft eyes” (85)?

3. How does Sierra explain to Robbie already knowing who he is when they meet at the first party of the summer?

4. What comment from Lázaro does Sierra read in Wick’s notes when she first peruses them near the beginning of Chapter Nine?

5. How are Sierra’s brothers juxtaposed when they are first mentioned?

6. What reasons does Juan give for not having told Sierra about shadowshaping?

7. How does Sierra react to setting foot on the grounds of Columbia University?

8. What does Sierra note as evidence of her grandmother’s love for her childhood self?

9. What outfit is Bennie wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?

10. What does Sierra note as evidence of Lázaro’s sweetness to her childhood self?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s mother’s name: María Carmen Corona Santiago.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the antagonist’s name: Jonathan Wick.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the location of the Sorrows’ center of power.

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