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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Lucia hear when she looks out the hotel window on her wedding trip?

2. What is driving Xenufla crazy about Sol on Friday morning, the day Julian visits Don Manuel at home?

3. What does the doctor tell Sol when she has a high fever at the beginning of Chapter 24?

4. What does Julian call Sol after he rips up his letter to Lucia?

5. Why does Julian cry in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Julian's view of marriage? What harm does he cause through his decision to marry? Why is it more important to him to keep his word of honor than to be true to his desires?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of person is Lucia? Do you think she has had a difficult life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Julian's writing and speaking skills. What is his effect on audiences? Provide several textual examples to show his influence as a writer and speaker.

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