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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. In what type of building does the Garcia family live in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
2. On what day of the week does the Garcia family return home from the movie theater in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
3. Who is described as having gotten an orange seed stuck in his nose in "Under the House"?
4. What are the ages of the Garcias' children in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
5. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does one character describe the clerk's response when he ordered hamburgers in "When We Arrive"? Why did the clerk have this response?
2. Where do the portrait sellers come from in "The Portrait"? Why?
3. How are Don Efrain and Dona Chona described in "The Little Burnt Victims"?
4. What does the narrator observe at the cleaners in "First Communion"?
5. Who buys a portrait in "The Portrait"? Who is the portrait of?
6. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?
7. How is the narrative related in "When We Arrive"? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?
8. Why does one of the workers hope to get a job in Minneapolis in "When We Arrive"?
9. What has caused the accident in "A Little Before Six..."? How many are killed as a result of the accident?
10. Where are the photographs discovered by the children in "The Portrait"? What does this discovery mean?
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
Why does the protagonist of "A Silvery Night" hope to summon the devil? How does he go about doing so? What does he make of the events after he summons the devil?
Essay Topic 3
Who is swindled by the portrait dealer in "The Portrait"? Why is this so concerning for this character? How does he go about achieving retribution for his having been swindled?
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