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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. Whom does Sierra call after storming out of her home following her upset at Rosa?

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

3. To which of the following are the mouths of the throng haint compared?

4. With which colors of chalk does Robbie demonstrate shadowshaping for Sierra in Prospect Park?

5. Which instrument does Pulpo play in Culebra?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Sierra give for being surprised at Robbie’s apology after events at Club Kalfour?

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

4. What occasioned the fight between Carmen and Lázaro?

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

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

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

8. In what condition does Sierra wake when Robbie knocks at her window after events at Club Kalfour?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of Shadowshaper on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of Bennie’s name.

Essay Topic 3

Much is made in the novel of Sierra being of Puerto Rican descent. How might the novel change had she been depicted as of a different Hispanic background, such as Mexican, El Salvadorian, or Dominican? In effect, what in the novel requires that Sierra be Puerto Rican, and how does it oblige her depiction thus?

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