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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. Fuentes' style in the Prologue is to:

2. What does the dress store clerk think about the women models in the store?

3. Artemio visits the Bernal house because:

4. Who does Mr. Cruz ask to see:

5. The revolutionaries take the injured Cruz to headquarters at:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Artemio do after the business meeting?

2. Why is Catalina upset with Artemio?

3. What does the chauffeur think while sitting in traffic?

4. What do the girl and her mother talk about at the dress shop?

5. What is the subject of the business meeting between Artemio and the Americans?

6. What kinds of goods are the two women shopping for?

7. Who does Cruz see when he first opens his eyes?

8. What happens when Artemio is at the dinner table with Don Gamaliel and Catalina?

9. What do they find when they return to Rio Hondo?

10. Who is Regina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fuentes uses an interesting combination of past and future tenses when Cruz is thinking about his life. What is the purpose of this? Do you think it is effective or does it create confusion for the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Was Artemio Cruz a happy man in your opinion? Why or why not? Did money and wealth make him happy? What was he looking for?

Essay Topic 3

What is it that Artemio is searching for throughout his life? Why does he keep having relationships with different women? What do you attribute this to?

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