3. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term barb as used in the following sentence? The two characters used a third party to deliver barbs to each other.

4. What is the blue smoke from a cigar a source of?

5. Which of the following describes how Juan reads from the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How doe the workers respond to Juan Julian's reading?

2. What part of the book does Palomo begin to read at the end of the play?

3. What is bothering Ofelia and what does she say about it?

4. What and why does Santiago carve something into the sole of his half-brother's shoe?

5. What plans in regards to the ritual does Conchita share with Juan Julian and what does he offer?

6. How does Conchita describe her relationship with Juan Julian to Palomo?

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

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

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

10. What does Marela propose about Juan Julian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe that someone reading or watching this play needs to understand the novel Anna Karenina to better understand the play? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author intertwine the plot from the novel the lector is reading into the plot of the play? Do you feel this is done successfully? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of hand rolling cigars including how it developed through the history described by Juan Julian. Do you think the Spaniards were right? What changes do you think might have been different had they not overtaken the natives?

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