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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. When does Arturo land a job at a newspaper office?

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

3. How much money does Rafael end up paying for the Volkswagen?

4. For how many years was the diner open where Mayor's father worked when it shut its doors?

5. In what branch of the military was Jose Mercado enlisted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Mayor and Maribel does Quisqueya relate to the Riveras?

2. What enrages Rafael the most about the discovery of Mayor's fight and trouble at school?

3. What leads to the fight between Mayor and Garrett? How does the fight end?

4. What causes the strife between Mayor and William?

5. What happens when Alma goes to the police about Garrett Miller?

6. Why does Rafael lose his job? What problems does this present?

7. What are the repercussions of Quisqueya's news of Mayor and Maribel?

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

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

10. Why does Alma keep the information about Garrett secret from Arturo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style employed in The Book of Unknown Americans. How does the narrative style differ from chapter to chapter? What are the benefits of this style of narration? What limitations might it have?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why are Mayor and Maribel forbidden from seeing one another? Do you think that this punishment was justified? Why or why not? What are the repercussions of this action?

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