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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 floor of the building does Lázaro live?

2. Where does Sierra realize the meaning of the clue about lonely women dancing?

3. Izzy describes referring to water as a mirror as which of the following?

4. Chapter Eighteen begins with which of the following?

5. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-eight begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Robbie note that the *material* of a shadowshaped artwork matters?

3. How does Sierra attempt to repel the corpuscules that confront her and her companions at Coney Island?

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

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

6. What reasons does Sierra have for thinking Nydia has betrayed her?

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

8. As they proceed towards Manny’s printing press, why does Sierra comfort Bennie?

9. How do local authorities react to the report of Manny’s death?

10. Why does Sierra feel hope at the prospect of Manny’s explanation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of Lucera’s name.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the incidences of catcalling Sierra experiences and their effects on the narrative.

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