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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 makes the protagonist move in "Under the House"?

2. What character dies in "Out"?

3. From what narrative point of view is "First Communion" related?

4. Where is the man from that Ramon's girlfriend is supposedly cheating on him with in "Out"?

5. At what time do the field workers see smoke rising from the farm in "The Little Burnt Victims"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?

2. What does the narrator observe at the cleaners in "First Communion"?

3. What has caused the accident in "A Little Before Six..."? How many are killed as a result of the accident?

4. Why is the protagonist under the house in "Under the House"?

5. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?

6. Who buys a portrait in "The Portrait"? Who is the portrait of?

7. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?

8. Why does Dona Maria become panicked when she goes shopping for toys in "The Night Before Christmas"?

9. Where are the photographs discovered by the children in "The Portrait"? What does this discovery mean?

10. What preparations are described in "It Was a Beautiful Wedding Day..."?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the main protagonist in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. What characteristics does he exhibit? What are his actions in the story? How does the protagonist change from the beginning of the novel to the end?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the protagonist as he is observed in "Under the House." How old do you perceive the character as being at this point in the novel? What does the mother remark about him? What does he remark about himself?

Essay Topic 3

What is the woman praying for in "A Prayer"? Why? What is revealed about this character through her words and actions in this chapter?

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