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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 schools does Bennie report Wick had attended?

2. Which of the following is the name of Rutilio’s dog?

3. Whose body do Sierra and Robbie confront outside Club Kalfour?

4. On which of the following avenues does Manny have a printing press?

5. With which of the following does Chapter Six begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Sierra’s stated “policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general” (21)?

4. How does the novel initially report the effects of Lázaro’s stroke upon him?

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

6. At what does Sierra look as the novel begins, and what does she note about it?

7. When had Sierra last rode on the pegs of Juan’s bicycle before the events of the novel?

8. How is Sierra’s father described when he is introduced?

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

10. What reasons does Nydia note for helping Sierra in the archives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the location of Manny’s publishing office.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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