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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. Which character is newly arrived?

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

3. Which of the following is an accurate description of the job of lector?

4. What keeps Santiago taking chances and losing at gambling?

5. Who witnesses what goes on between Conchita and Juan Julian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marela say that crying would be wrong?

2. What information does Ofelia explain to Juan Julian about Chechy?

3. What happens as Chechy meets the new lector, Juan Julian?

4. What does the character Karenin want to do in regards to Vronsky?

5. What is going on between Santiago and Ofelia at the opening of scene four?

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

7. What happened to the old lector, Teodoro?

8. What happens when Marela stays behind alone with Juan Julian?

9. What character does Chechy identify with in the novel and why?

10. What does Chechy tell Ofelia about her husband and how does she react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think listening to the story of Anna Karenina helped Chechy to move on in regards to his ex-wife? Why or why not? Do you think Juan Julian should have chosen a different story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe Chechy killed Juan Julian? Why don't you think Cruz had Palomo kill him? Do you agree with the decision Cruz made as the writer? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Cruz show that the sworn enemy of lectors turn into a lector? Do you believe this is accurate? Why or why not?

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