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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 doubt does Florence express at the end of Chapter 15?
2. What apparently causes Catalina to convulse in Chapter 13?
3. What phrase does Noemí explain the origins of in Chapter 16?
4. According to Francis at the end of Chapter 22, what is Howard about to do?
5. Against what does Noemí caution herself in Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Virgil reveal about the Doyle bloodline in Chapter 22?
2. What information does Francis give to Noemí in Chapter 23?
3. What is odd about the marriage, as explained at the start of Chapter 24?
4. What information does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 21?
5. Who appears to have written the diary entry Noemí reads in Chapter 16? What does it say, and how does Noemí react to it?
6. Why is Virgil angry with Noemí in Chapter 15?
7. What is the “gloom,” according to Francis in Chapter 20?
8. What happens to Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?
9. What important information does Francis give Noemí at end of Chapter 21?
10. How does Virgil react to Catalina’s situation at the end of Chapter 13? What promise does Noemí make?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Noemí answer this question? How would Howard? What about other characters, such as Virgil and Francis?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbol of the ouroboros in Mexican Gothic. How does it represent the Doyle family, and how does it represent the novel’s themes?
Essay Topic 3
Noemí finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.
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