This Reading Check is OPEN NOTE!! If you have your novel, you may use it along with any of your annotations. Reminder that this Reading Check will be used toward an average of all your Dominicana Reading Checks for a total of 50 points.
This Reading Check is OPEN NOTE!! If you have your novel, you may use it along with any of your annotations. Reminder that this Reading Check will be used toward an average of all your Dominicana Reading Checks for a total of 50 points.
Question 1
1.
How old is Ana when she marries Juan?
Question 2
2.
Question 3
3.
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Question 6
6.
What happens when Ana tries to leave Juan?
Question 7
7.
Juan disapproves of Ana's newfound "friends." What is the purpose of these "friends" and what are they meant to symbolize to Ana?
Question 8
8.
What is the name of Ana’s older sister?
Maria
Betty
Juanita
Teresa
Who does Juan meet at the unemployment office?
Caridad
César
Marta
Marisela
What is the name of Juan’s brother in New York?
Jesus
César
Juancho
Ramon
Where does Juan FORBID Ana to go without him?
The bodega
The airport
The grocery store
The clothing store
Ana witnesses the assassination of Malcolm X during her first few days of living in New York. What is one purpose for Angie Cruz, the author, adding a significant historical event into the novel? Select the BEST answer.
To encourage readers to do additional research about historical figures
To help readers contextualize the setting of the novel
To increase the amount of traumatic events that take place in the protagonist's life
To demonstrate her knowledge of events and establish credibility