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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. About how many people are traveling in the trailer when the truck breaks down in "When We Arrive"?
2. At whose house does Don Mateo stay when he goes to find the man who swindled him in "The Portrait"?
3. At what time does the narrator say the truck broke down in the opening of "When We Arrive"?
4. What does the protagonist ask his mother to iron for him in "First Communion"?
5. What does the protagonist throw rocks at in "First Communion"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What preparations are described in "It Was a Beautiful Wedding Day..."?
2. Where do the portrait sellers come from in "The Portrait"? Why?
3. How does the fire start in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
4. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?
5. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?
6. Why does one of the workers hope to get a job in Minneapolis in "When We Arrive"?
7. How is the narrative related in "When We Arrive"? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?
8. Where are the photographs discovered by the children in "The Portrait"? What does this discovery mean?
9. Why does Dona Maria become panicked when she goes shopping for toys in "The Night Before Christmas"?
10. What has Dona Maria always told her children about Santa Clause in "The Night Before Christmas"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's inclusion of "vignettes" throughout And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. What is illustrated through these vignettes? How do these vignettes shape the mood and tone of the novel?
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
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?
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