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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 does La Inca eat while she fasts and prays?

2. Where does Ybon's sister live?

3. What type of car did Abelard drive?

4. In Part I, Chapter Four, how many pages a day is Oscar writing?

5. How many bakeries does La inca have in Part II, Chapter Five in the city's outer zones?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Oscar's only friend on the staff at Don Bosco?

2. What happens when the Capitan first meets Oscar?

3. How does Max die?

4. What photos does Ybon show Oscar in Part II, Chapter Six?

5. What does Ybon tell Oscar about her children?

6. How did Jackie die?

7. What happened to Jackie and Astrid after their mother died and their father was imprisoned?

8. How did Beli get the burn on her back?

9. What changes does Oscar make in his life when he is seeing Jenni?

10. What are some of the reasons that Yunior offers to room with Oscar in Part I, Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author did not tell the story in chronological order. How did the way that the author told the story - going back and forth in time - help advance the plot?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, Yunior rooms with Oscar in college. Why does Yunior room with Oscar when he doesn't really like him?

Essay Topic 3

Oscar was warned to stay away from Ybon. Who warned Oscar to stay away from Ybon and why?

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