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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 Sao Paulo shows up in Queens, who do the people think he is?

2. Where does Sao Paulo decide to head after Queens?

3. Who is Padmini?

4. What city does Brooklyn say does not really want to be part of New York anymore?

5. What happens at Padmini's when Manny tries to pull the city together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Padmini manage to free the second boy from the tentacle that has him?

2. Describe Brooklyn's relationship to her daughter Jojo.

3. What are Bronca and Yijing arguing about in the bathroom in Chapter 4?

4. What do readers learn about Aislyn’s mother as the novel goes on?

5. How does Bronca feel about Veneza?

6. Sao Paulo almost manages to get Aislyn to join the others. What prevents him?

7. While she is talking to the voice in the bathroom stall, what event does Bronca remember from her childhood?

8. What is the attitude of Padmini's relatives and neighbors when Sao Paulo arrives?

9. After Aislyn has assaulted Sao Paulo, how is Sao Paulo saved?

10. What is Brooklyn’s past, and how did she become who she is now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in an essay how a minor character or characters influence the novel’s development.

Essay Topic 2

There is not one main character or protagonist in this novel; there are five. Write an essay in which you examine how the use of five main characters impacts the structure of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Four of the five avatars are female. Write an essay in which you examine what role gender plays in the novel.

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