People
Who is the dictator of the Dominican Republic?
Trujillo
Beli falls in love with this man, the brother-in-law of Trujillo.
The Gangster
Who is Oscar's dorm mate at Rutgers?
Yunior
What is significant about blank pages?
Sometimes they are pieces of paper that are literally blank, and sometimes they represent writing that has been lost or erased.
Who is the main chapter of this novel?
Oscar
What is the Inca's job?
She has a bakery
Who is Jenny?
Jenni is Oscar’s crush in college.
What does the no-face man represents?
The Man with No Face represents the “fukú” curse at work in the world.
Who live with Oscar in college?
Yunior
Who is Jack Pujols?
Jack Pujols is Beli's first love. She loves him more than nothing.
Why Oscar wanted to go to college?
He wanted to became a writer.
What does the Golden Mongoose represent?
The Mongoose, chief agent of “zafa” (the blessing or counter-spell to the fukú), is a symbol of good at work in the world.
Beli's aunt but adopted mom.
What is the reason Oscar got beat up on the Dominican Republic?
He was in love with Ybon. She was a prostitute that had a relationship with the captain.
What thing changed after Yunior moved with him?
He began to exercise.
What is Blackness on the novel?
Blackness represents misfortune and poverty, whereas lighter skin tones symbolize success and wealth.
What was the name of the doctor that was kill?
Abelard
Beli's parents both had careers. What were their professions?
A doctor and a nurse.
What changed in Oscar's mentality?
He wanted to go to the DR
They see him as the Fuku, and as a person with supernatural powers.