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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. How long does Oscar have two girlfriends at once?

2. What does Beli think she sees after her beating by the Secret Police?

3. Where did Oscar's abuelo die?

4. Which month does Jack start noticing Beli?

5. Where did Belicia's parents live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like for Belicia at her aunt's home, as described in Part I, Chapter Three?

2. Why does Beli get expelled from school?

3. How does Belicia react when students and staff throw direct barbs at her in Part I, Chapter Three?

4. How and where does Beli get her first job?

5. How do Oscar's sister's girlfriends treat him?

6. Who are two other outcasts at school where Belicia attends?

7. After Oscar spends a week looking at himself in the mirror in Part 1, Chapter One, what changes does he make?

8. In Part I, Chapter Three, why does the narrator think Belicia is ungrateful?

9. How does La Inca decide to send Beli to New York?

10. What does Lola do after she cuts her hair and her mother tells her to wear a wig?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oscar's family had a lot of bad luck. What explanation did the family give for all of their bad luck and why?

Essay Topic 2

Beli is beaten and left dead. Was Beli's beating a sign of a curse or a sign of fortune?

Essay Topic 3

Oscar moved back home after he graduated from college; Why did Oscar move back home and allow himself to slide through life?

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