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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 instrument does Gordo play with Culebra?

2. Which of the following does Juan delight in seeing his mother has cooked?

3. Which of the following does Sierra tell she is bound for Coney Island?

4. From where does Sierra make a call after storming out of her home following her upset at Rosa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What description from Sierra prompts Robbie to note she encountered a throng haint?

6. What occasioned the fight between Carmen and Lázaro?

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

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

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

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

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

What attitude towards formal academic study does the novel present, and how does it show it?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the location of Manny’s publishing office.

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