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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 does Buzzworm say he quit doing drugs?

2. Why does Rafaela go to the hotel in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 20, where do Emi and Gabriel meet?

4. What does Buzzworm say he is a veteran of?

5. In Chapter 15, why is the 12 year old girl left be herself in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bobby feel about the letter he receives in Chapter 12 about his cousin?

2. How does the accident in Chapter 8 affect the characters of this novel?

3. What does Manzanar do as he watches the second fire in Chapter 19?

4. What does Buzzworm do with his watches in Chapter 4?

5. After leaving the restaurant in Chapter 21, what new part of his identity does Arcangel reveal?

6. What happens when Bobby meets with the traffickers in Chapter 15?

7. What happens when Emi brings up cultural diversity in Chapter 20?

8. Why does Rafaela leave Bobby?

9. In Chapter 1, how is Rafaela's life in Mexico described?

10. In Chapter 14, what does Emi learn about the car accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of technology in this novel. How do the characters use technology? What is the commentary provided about technology's purpose? Its usefulness? In what ways does technology bind the characters and plot lines of this novel as a theme?

Essay Topic 2

Explore how the generations are divided in this novel. What stresses affect the relationships between the generations? How does this affect the major themes in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

The homeless population play a central role in this novel, although most remain unknown characters. Consider how the characters in "Tropic of Orange" relate to the homeless. How does this large group work as a single character? What is the commentary this novel provides on the homeless?

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