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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following have Conchita and Palomo lost in their marriage?

2. How does Marela feel as she deals with the Santiago and Ofelia?

3. How long has Teodoro been gone before the play begins?

4. What does Marela eventually do?

5. What does Santiago reveal he has been doing in secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of the novel does Conchita dig into?

2. What character does Chechy identify with in the novel and why?

3. Which two events create the settings fro the first scene in act one?

4. What are Chechy and Ofelia arguing about?

5. What happened to the old lector, Teodoro?

6. What does the character Karenin want to do in regards to Vronsky?

7. What does Marela indicate is the responsibility of the living?

8. What does Chechy tell Ofelia about her husband and how does she react?

9. What happens with the first Anna Karenina cigar?

10. What does Juan Julian say he would like to learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think listening to the story of Anna Karenina helped Chechy to move on in regards to his ex-wife? Why or why not? Do you think Juan Julian should have chosen a different story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of adultery present in the novel Anna Karenina? How is this same theme present in the play Anna in the Tropics? Do you think the author of the play did a good job of developing this theme? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Considering that Santiago and Chechy are half-brothers why does Chechy seem more careful to look out after his own interests? Do you think this is appropriate? Why or why not?

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