View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the old woman’s room lit in Chapter 1?

2. What does Aura say there are a lot of in this part of the city in Chapter 2?

3. What does Felipe touch when he reaches out for the old woman’s hand?

4. What color is the rug in Felipe’s room?

5. What does Felipe use to see his way to the old woman’s room after supper in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the evening light in Felipe’s room compare to the light in the rest of the house?

2. Why is Felipe surprised the address in the advertisement is on Donceles Street?

3. What is Felipe served for supper in Chapter 2?

4. What is Felipe anxious to do again as he follows the sound of Aura taking him to his room in Chapter 2?

5. What is the advertisement Felipe sees in Chapter 1?

6. What does Felipe do in the mirror in his bathroom?

7. What does Felipe think the advertisement in Chapter 1 should say?

8. Why does Felipe run through dates in his head as he waits for the bus in Chapter 1?

9. Why is Felipe startled when he sees Aura?

10. What does Felipe see when he goes into the old woman’s room in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define allusion. What is a literary allusion? How is it identified in literature? Identify and explain at least two allusions in Aura.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the changes that occur in Aura as the story progresses. How does she change? Why does she change? What does this reveal about her?

Essay Topic 3

Define foreshadowing. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Identify at least two examples of foreshadowing in Aura, and explain what each foreshadows in the story.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 591 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample