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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 does the old woman tell Felipe she is grateful for at the beginning of Chapter 2?
2. What reason does the old woman give for letting Felipe keep the key to the chest at the end of Chapter 2?
3. What does the woman tell Aura about Felipe at the end of Chapter 1?
4. What language does the advertisement request the applicant speaks?
5. What does Felipe see at the bottom of the stairs that causes him to pause in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Felipe run through dates in his head as he waits for the bus in Chapter 1?
2. What instructions does the old woman give Felipe when he goes into the house in Chapter 1?
3. What mystery about the cats is raised at the end of Chapter 2?
4. What does Felipe do in the mirror in his bathroom?
5. What three things does Felipe do before going down to supper in Chapter 2?
6. What does Felipe do before he goes into 815 Donceles Street?
7. What is Felipe served for supper in Chapter 2?
8. How does the old woman react when Felipe tells her there is a rat’s nest by the chest in Chapter 2? What does this reveal about her?
9. What is the advertisement Felipe sees in Chapter 1?
10. What is Felipe anxious to do again as he follows the sound of Aura taking him to his room in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define characterization. Identify and explain each type of characterization. Give at least two examples of each type of characterization from Aura.
Essay Topic 2
Define structure. What is the role of structure in literature? Explain the structure of Aura.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how stories are categorized by word length. What are the common categories and their word counts? How is Aura categorized? How do these categories impact a reader’s experience of a story?
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