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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. What is the name of Jose Mercado's wife?

2. How much time has passed from the encounter between Garrett and Maribel that Alma tells Arturo about it?

3. Who is Mayor's gym teacher?

4. What does Rafael complain that everyone thinks he loves because of his ethnicity?

5. What does Mayor's brother receive for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the tenants of the Redwood Apartments do when the electricity goes off on Christmas?

2. Why does Arturo have such a difficult time finding a new job?

3. What does Mayor do when the first snow comes in March?

4. How does Gloria come into a sum of money? How much is it? What does she do with it?

5. What causes the strife between Mayor and William?

6. What is Adolfo “Fito” Angelino's back-story? What brought him to Delaware?

7. Why is Arturo fired from his job at the mushroom farm?

8. What is illustrated through the communication of Enrique and Mayor when Enrique visits for Christmas?

9. What do the Riveras do to celebrate their anniversary? What mood is created in this scene?

10. Who is Micho Alvarez? What is his story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Rivera family with the Toro family. In what ways are the men of these families similar? What connections are there between the women? Which family seems happier? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Garrett Miller? What information is related about Garrett's back-story? What are his current circumstances like? What role does Garrett play in the novel's plot?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Maribel Rivera. Where is Maribel from? How old is she? What caused the injury that caused Maribel to have brain damage? What are the extents of Maribel's struggles to overcome her injury?

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