In this chapter, teenage Yunior and his high school best friend are nearly arrested for shoplifting. An uncomfortable situation causes these two to lose touch after the friend moves onto college.
What is Drown?
100
This person had their masked ripped off by Yunior and his brother
Who is Ysrael?
100
Díaz uses this slang word to describe cheese in the story “How to Date a Brown Girl”
What is Government Cheese?
100
Junot Díaz, uses this style of writing
What is colloquial or informal?
100
Junot was born on this island
What is Domincan Republic?
200
This is the chapter in the book to reveal Yunior’s job as a drug dealer. He deals to kids and adults alike with his partner Cut.
What is Aurora?
200
Yunior had to watch these thrown during the fights between his mother and his father.
What is silverware?
200
Díaz uses these anonymous nicknames to reference the fighting couple living below him
Who are Boyfriend and Girlfriend?
200
Of the four forms of writing: Narrative, Expository, Descriptive, or Persuasive, Diaz uses this one to create a feeling or visual experience for the reader
What is descriptive?
200
His book, The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, won this prestigious award
What is the Pulitzer Prize?
300
(DAILY DOUBLE) Yunior, now an adult, finally meets his father’s other wife after many years. His father has left their family for good at this point.
What is Negocios?
300
This happened to Ramon after he first attempted to marry in the U.S.
What is scammed out of money?
300
This is the name of the game played in the story “Edison, New Jersey”
What is the predicting game?
300
Díaz’s uses Spanish to convey this to the reader
(multiple) What is connection?
300
His work has appeared in this famous city magazine
What is the New Yorker?
400
After enduring many hardships due to his absence, Ramon returns to his family from America. At the young age of nine, Yunior is unfamiliar with his father’s presence, which he had lived without for five years.
What is Aguantado?
400
These brothers grew up poor with their mother in Dominican Republic.
Who are Rafa and Yunior?
400
In the story “Aguantando”, it is said those living in Campo eat this out of desperation
What are rocks?
400
The utilization of slang and contractions affect the book’s overall tone in this way
(multiple) What is draws the reader in?
400
Diaz was raised in this East coast city
What is New Jersey?
500
This chapter reveals the fact that Yunior attended college, showing his progression in education after coming to the States.
What is Edison, New Jersey?
500
Yunior spoke to this person about Ramon in a café
Who is Nilda?
500
This type of term is often used to keep the writing informal
What is slang term?
500
The story, “How to Date a Brown Girl...” compares how to date women of different races to show this