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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. About which of the following does Sierra confide her doubts to Bennie?
2. With which of the following does Chapter Four begin?
3. Which of the following schools is the Santiagos’ tenant reported to attend?
4. Which of the following is the name of Sierra’s neighbor’s cat?
5. Which of the following is the first to be named in the dedication?
Short Essay Questions
1. At what does Sierra look as the novel begins, and what does she note about it?
2. How is the first corpuscule Sierra encounters described upon reaching the first party of the summer?
3. How is Sierra’s father described when he is introduced?
4. What does Sierra note as evidence of her grandmother’s love for her childhood self?
5. What outfit is Bennie wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?
6. What does Sierra note as evidence of Lázaro’s sweetness to her childhood self?
7. What reasons does Nydia note for helping Sierra in the archives?
8. How is the failure of people to see the changes to shadowshaped artwork explained?
9. What outfit is Sierra wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?
10. What reasons does Juan give for not having told Sierra about shadowshaping?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much is made in the novel of Robbie being of Haitian descent. What is the significance of him having such a background, as opposed to another from among the African Diaspora, and how is that significance manifested?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the incidences of catcalling Sierra experiences and their effects on the narrative.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter Nineteen, as she admits Robbie to her room, Sierra “slapped him as hard as she could” in a rebuke for his failures with her (109). How does the novel justify the action? Is the novel correct to do so? How or how not?
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