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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Constancia do with Herberto's body?

2. How does Ignacio's mother feel about her son quitting university?

3. To whom does Constancia decide to gift the small bone she finds in the copper box?

4. How long does Ignacio plan for his wife's death?

5. What is Gonzalo doing when Silvestre arrives at the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For three generations, men have been impossibly attracted to the Aguero women - from Blanca to Reina to Dulce. Compare/contrast the way that each of these women used their attractiveness to better their own lives, and the relationships that each of these women had with the men who admired them.

Essay Topic 2

Both Ignacio and Blanca are heavily influenced in their lives by the power of beauty around them. Explain what naturalism means to Ignacio and Blanca, and then explain how the quest for beautiful biology affected their relationship and the way they interacted with the world around them.

Essay Topic 3

Constancia has an obsession with the need to stay youthful. Explain how youth becomes one of the driving forces in Constancia's life. Then, use Constancia's childhood at the pig farm to rationalize her desperate need to stay young and beautiful. Does she accomplish this in her lifetime? Why or why not?

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