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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 Felipe’s monthly salary as a part-time teacher, according to Chapter 1?

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

3. How many places are set at the table when Felipe has supper in Chapter 2?

4. What is the job the old woman offers Felipe?

5. What does Felipe hear when he approaches Aura when it is time for supper in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What instructions does the old woman give Felipe when he goes into the house in Chapter 1?

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

8. What mystery about the cats is raised at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the changes that occur in Felipe as the story progresses. Compare and contrast the Felipe from Chapter 1 with the Felipe from Chapter 5. How are they alike? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the author uses dreams and hallucinations in the story. How do they affect Felipe? How do they affect the reader’s experience? Why are they included?

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