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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. What do the girls in the ritual bury beneath a tree?

2. What is arriving during act 1, scene 1?

3. What is the relationship between Santiago and Chechy?

4. Why does Juan Julian reconsider the choice of book?

5. How does Ofelia react to what Chechy tells him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences does Juan Julian describe to the workers and how does he explain them?

2. What part of the novel does Conchita dig into?

3. What is the only think Palomo wants?

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

5. How does act 2 scene 3 open?

6. What information does Santiago reveal about his gambling habit?

7. How is Juan Julian killed?

8. What does Juan Julian say he would like to learn?

9. How does Conchita describe the experience of making love with Juan Julian?

10. What does Palomo ask Conchita to show him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Marela talked about how the living must look after the dead so that they can count on them to help the living when they die cross over, how did you respond to her thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do you believe about superstitions? Do you think Marela was right to follow her own superstition about Juan Julian's spirit? Why or why not?

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