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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. As which of the following does the novel gloss “mujeres solitarias” (155)?
2. With which of the following does Chapter Thirty-two begin?
3. Which of the following do Sierra and her companions see advertised at Coney Island?
4. For which of the following coffees does Sierra express a preference?
5. Which of the following shapes do the spirits take that accompany Sierra over the water off of Coney Island?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Robbie note that the intention of a shadowshaped artwork matters?
2. Why does Sierra feel hope at the prospect of Manny’s explanation?
3. In what condition does Sierra wake when Robbie knocks at her window after events at Club Kalfour?
4. Why does Robbie note that the *material* of a shadowshaped artwork matters?
5. What reason does Sierra give for being surprised at Robbie’s apology after events at Club Kalfour?
6. How is Manny described when, as a corpuscule, he confronts Sierra at Coney Island?
7. After Sierra confers with Juan about her powers, what does she read in Wick’s notes about his own struggles with shadowshaping?
8. Why does Robbie note that shadowshaping magic is stronger for those who do their own artwork?
9. Why does Jerome suggest the reference to the crossroads indicates the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Atlantic Avenue?
10. For what reason do Sierra’s companions leave El Mar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explicate the significance of Lucera’s name.
Essay Topic 3
How would the novel be obliged to change if it were set elsewhere than it is? Select a location and explain what changes would be enforced upon the novel were it to be set in that location, rather than the location it currently occupied, and why those changes would be required by the new location.
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