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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. Where did Gustavo Milhojas first live after immigrating to Mexico?
2. Rafael says that he met his wife Celia while playing a game of pickup baseball on a beach near where?
3. What is the hometown of Alma and her family?
4. What Percy Jackson novel does Mayor tell Maribel he had just read?
5. Who is the priest that leads Mass at the church where Mayor's family attends?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Alma Rivera? What role does she play in the novel?
2. What encounter does Alma witness between Maribel and Garrett? How does she respond?
3. How is the relationship between Enrique and Rafael different from Rafael's relationship with Mayor?
4. What are Mayor's circumstances in the opening of the novel?
5. What various attempts have Mayor's family made to visit Panama? What prevented them from doing so?
6. How and why does Celia's relationship with Quisqueya change?
7. Who is Benny Quinto? Where is he from? What brought him to America?
8. Who is Gustavo Milhojas and what led him to the U.S.?
9. What family history of Garrett's is related through Mayor's narrative?
10. How does Alma compare her life in Mexico to her life in the U.S.?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where does Arturo work? What is his job like? How does his job in the U.S. differ from his work in Mexico? Why does Arturo lose his job?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of the Redwood Apartments. In what city are they located? How many tenants are there? What role does this setting play in the plot of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of The Book of Unknown Americans. Where in the narrative does the rising action begin? Where is the climax? What tone is demonstrated in the falling action and denouement of the story?
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