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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. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?

2. Which of the following does Izzy announce as her MC name?

3. What is the name of Culebra’s lead singer?

4. In which of the following fields does Bennie report Wick had worked?

5. How old does Robbie report being when he began training in shadowshaping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What random gossip does Bennie report to Sierra while braiding her hair?

2. When Sierra flees from Club Kalfour, what results in her getting lost?

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

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

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

6. How is Bennie’s brother, Vincent, reported to have died, and when?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Twenty-nine, the comment is made that “Crazy was a way to shut people up, disregard them entirely” (167). Does the novel bear out the comment? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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