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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. What is Azucena waiting for in chapter eight?

2. How does Rodrigo die at the end of chapter one?

3. What is the subject of the news cast that Rodrigo and Azucena view in Azucena's apartment?

4. Who is Dr. Díez?

5. Where does Anacreonte say that truth is found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Azucena learn about Rodrigo on the news?

2. Why does Cuquita claim she should now live with Rodrigo? What is her real motivation?

3. What do we learn about the Pyramid of Love in chapter thirteen?

4. What is the Law of Love?

5. How does Anacreonte feel about his job?

6. What recurring themes are present in chapter five?

7. Why are the Demons concerned about Isabel's relationship with Rodrigo?

8. Does Citlali love Rodrigo?

9. What does Anacreonte tell Azucena about the Law of Love in chapter thirteen?

10. What message does Anacreonte use Cuquita to give to Azucena?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What political figures are mentioned in this book? Who are the political figures in the first chapter? In the twenty-third century, what political figures do we see? What does Mammon say about rulers?

Essay Topic 2

Isabel and Azucena are adversaries in this text.

1) What do each of these characters want?

2) What do each of these characters represent?

Essay Topic 3

The first chapter in The Law of Love takes place during the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, and the beginning of the building of the Spanish capital city that later became Mexico City. The city has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years, and this particular historical moment shaped the capital, the country, and the culture as well as playing an important role in this novel.

1) Compare and contrast the Spanish and the Aztec characters in this chapter. How are they similar? How are they different? What does power do to their relationships?

2) What happens to Aztec constructions? Why do the Spanish alter the constructions in the way that they do? What does Citlali think about the destruction of the Pyramid of Love?

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