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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters are not speaking to each other?
(a) Marela and Ofelia.
(b) Santiago and Ofelia.
(c) Palomo and Conchita.
(d) Juan and Santiago.

2. Which character clashes with Juan Julian in scene 2?
(a) Ofelia.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Teodoro
(d) Chechy.

3. What does Levin's efforts to dissuade Anna's brother from selling off his ancestral land make Santiago realize?
(a) The extent of the errors he made with his half-brother.
(b) The problems he faces in his life.
(c) How much he truly loves Ofelia.
(d) The relationships with the factory workers.

4. Which character in the story does Santiago identify with?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Vronsky.
(c) Anna.
(d) Levin.

5. Which of the following terms best describes how act 1 scene 5 opens?
(a) Dramatic interlude.
(b) Soliloquy.
(c) Opening dialoge.
(d) Climatic intervention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the workers discussing as their workday ends?

2. What did the the shy boy help Conchita carry out?

3. Later, how much does Santiago have to raise the amount of money to that he owes?

4. What is the lector's role in a Cuban cigar factory?

5. Why does Chechy resent lectors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Clara Bow known for?

2. Why have Palomo and Conchita come to the factory?

3. What would be an accurate description of Santiago and Chechy as they are first introduced?

4. Why does Juan Julian say he became a lector?

5. What does Palomo demand to know from Conchita?

6. What information did the women have about the new lector?

7. What does Marela indicate is the responsibility of the living?

8. What happens with the first Anna Karenina cigar?

9. What does Chechy accuse Marela of after Santiago leaves?

10. What announcement does Santiago make?

(see the answer keys)

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