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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 is painted on the tub in Felipe’s bathroom?

2. Where does Felipe want to do his work?

3. What color is Aura wearing in Chapter 2?

4. What does the woman tell Aura about Felipe at the end of Chapter 1?

5. How does Felipe have to learn to get around the house, according to Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Felipe do before he goes into 815 Donceles Street?

3. Explain the two empty place settings at supper in Chapter 2.

4. What reason does the old woman give for the darkness in her home in Chapter 2?

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

6. Describe the door knocker at 815 Donceles Street.

7. What is on the wall where the old woman is kneeling in Chapter 2?

8. What two things is Felipe thinking about as Aura shows him to his room in Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define point of view. Identify and explain the three types of point of view. What is the point of view of Aura? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the timeline of the plot of Aura.

Essay Topic 3

Define mood. What is its role in literature? How is it identified? What is the overall mood of Aura? How is this mood expressed in the story? Provide specific examples from the story.

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