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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 many days did it take before Socorro received permission to see her husband after he was arrested?

2. How many months has Lola been with her Abuela in Part II, Chapter Five, when her mother says she needs to return home?

3. By what age could Abelard's daughters read Latin and speak French?

4. How many years after Oscar graduates from college does he go back to Santo Domingo?

5. How many abortions has Ybon had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Oscar worried when Ybon says her boyfriend wants to meet him?

2. How did Jackie die?

3. Why should 1945 have been a great year for Abelard and his family?

4. What does Ybon tell Oscar about her children?

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

6. What happens to Oscar at the end of his sophomore year?

7. What does Max's family do with the money Lola gives them?

8. What happens to Yunior when he is walking home alone in Part I, Chapter 4?

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

10. How does Oscar meet Ybon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lola couldn't wait to get out from under her mother's thumb. Describe the relationship between Lola and her mother and why there relationship was so volatile.

Essay Topic 2

Beli has an affair with a man known as the Gangster. Why did this affair cause her bodily harm and eventually lead to her moving to the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

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

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