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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 the job the old woman offers Felipe?

2. What material is Aura’s skirt made of in Chapter 2?

3. What is the rabbit’s name?

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

5. What is painted on the tub in Felipe’s bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Felipe returns to the café a second morning in Chapter 1?

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

3. What mystery about the cats is raised at the end of 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 Felipe served for supper in Chapter 2?

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

7. What is Felipe’s bedroom and bathroom like?

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

9. What three things does Felipe do before going down to supper in Chapter 2?

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

Explain the timeline of the plot of Aura.

Essay Topic 2

Define genre. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Identify the genre of Aura, and identify its characteristics that support that genre.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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