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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucia read about Sol in the society pages of El Progreso?

2. What is Lucia being fitted for by her aunts in the sewing room of her house?

3. What does Julian hit with his closed fist at the end of Chapter 20?

4. What does Sol think that Julian shares with her father?

5. What does Julian realize as he watches the sun rise at the end of Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Julian's writing and speaking skills. What is his effect on audiences? Provide several textual examples to show his influence as a writer and speaker.

Essay Topic 2

Is Julian a determined person? Do you agree with his assessment that he will be a "doer" in life rather than a dreamer? What specific actions does he take that show him to be a "doer."

Essay Topic 3

Is Julian's return to Cuba the culmination of his life's dream? What does he do in the United States that helps the Cuban cause? In what ways do you see Julian combining his efforts of the "pen" and "sword" in his return to Cuba?

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