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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conchita tell Palomo that he needs to do to be able to understand?

2. Where is the setting of the opening of act 2?

3. What does Palomo compare alcohol to?

4. What does Palomo need?

5. Who was Mildred?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Conchita believe lovers out to behave? Do you think she believes that it is important for women to have more than one lover? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the role of lector is important in Cuban cigar factories? Do you think there are other jobs that someone like a lector could be important? If so, what jobs? If not, why not? Do you think lectors are still used today?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is this play similar to the novel Anna Karenina? In what ways is it different? Why do you think the author made it this way?

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