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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 does Sierra tell she is bound for Coney Island?

2. To which of the following does Sierra compare Culebra’s performance?

3. Chapter Thirty-one begins with which of the following?

4. At which kind of restaurant does Sierra note Culebra is scheduled to play?

5. Chapter Nineteen begins with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Sierra recall being told Haitians march in circles with coffins?

2. How does Nydia describe the Sorrows when Sierra asks her about them?

3. For what reason do Sierra’s companions leave El Mar?

4. How is Manny described when, as a corpuscule, he confronts Sierra at Coney Island?

5. What does Lucera identify as the source of shadowshaping power?

6. As she and her companions proceed to Coney Island, what scenario does Sierra attempt to envision?

7. How is a normal night at El Mar described?

8. How is El Mar described with Culebra plays there?

9. How is Coney Island described when Sierra and her companions reach it?

10. After Sierra confers with Juan about her powers, what does she read in Wick’s notes about his own struggles with shadowshaping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sierra’s father, Dominic, is clearly present and engaged with the family, yet he is only minimally depicted. What effect does that limited depiction have on the novel? How is the effect produced?

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