Using their responses to Viviana Vega’s concert, compare and contrast Stef, Julia, and Amanda in term s of both their personalities and their family situations. How do their relationships with their parents inform their drive for independence and responsibility?

In Chapter 27, people of Stef’s city speak out against food trucks. Given that most of the food trucks in the novel are owned and operated by US immigrants, explore the possibility of prejudice informing the arguments made against food trucks.

One of Stef’s major character transformations is from passive observer to active participant. Using Stef’s character arc and the outcome of the novel, explore the difference between letting things happen and making things happen. Support your answer with evidence from the text.