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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. How does the narrator describe the roads in the cemetery in "It's That It Hurts"?
2. What does the protagonist take with him from home when he leaves in "A Silvery Night"?
3. Where was the protagonist taken to the shepherds plays in "A Silvery Night"?
4. What is the water tank that the migrants take water from intended for in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
5. What present does the narrator say Don Laito and Dona Bone brought him at the farm after his stay with them in "Hand in His Pocket"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the workers not receive what the minister promised them in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
2. What does the minister promise to the workers in "One Afternoon a Minister..."?
3. When does the narrator say that the protagonist first felt anger in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
4. What happens to the protagonist's younger brother in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"? How does he respond?
5. What happens when the protagonist goes to the knoll in "A Silvery Night"?
6. How does the protagonist respond to his mother's prayers in "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"?
7. From what narrative perspective is "A Silvery Night" related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?
8. Why does the protagonist sneak out of his home in "A Silvery Night"?
9. Why does the farmer hold off from firing the laborers for taking water in "The Children Couldn't Wait"?
10. How are Dona Bone and Don Laito perceived by their community?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the woman praying for in "A Prayer"? Why? What is revealed about this character through her words and actions in this chapter?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Dona Maria become disoriented when she goes shopping in "The Night Before Christmas"? How does she respond to the situation? What is the outcome of her actions?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the different narrative styles that are employed in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. Why do you think the author changes narrative styles throughout the novel? What is reflected through these transitions?
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