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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 Belicia's first name?

2. Where does Belicia live at the beginning of Part I, Chapter Three?

3. How old is Oscar when he is 'a loverboy'?

4. What type of fur does the car dealer buy Beli?

5. How many years younger than the Gangster is Beli?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beli see after she is left for dead in the cane field?

2. Who is the boy that Lola runs off with in Part I, Chapter Two?

3. What is Lola doing and why doesn't she want to come when her mother calls her into the bathroom at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 2?

4. What was the Gangster doing by the time he was between the ages of 12 and 14?

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

6. Where do two large men take Beli when they grab her in the park the first time in Part I, Chapter Three?

7. What does Oscar do when he spends the summer at his abuela Nena Inca's house?

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

9. In Part I, Chapter One, what does Oscar dream about his sister's friends?

10. In Part I, Chapter Two, what does Lola say about her mother's parenting skills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a number of rumors as to why Abelard was arrested. What were some theories for his arrest and which one was probably the truth?

Essay Topic 2

Yunior has a plan to end the curse. What is Yunior's plan to end the curse?

Essay Topic 3

Neither Lola or Belicia were satisfied with their lives; why were Lola and Belicia so unhappy and did they have the same reasons for being discontented?

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