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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. How old is Consuelo, according to Felipe’s calculations in Chapter 3?

2. What time of the day is it when Aura leaves Felipe’s room in Chapter 3?

3. What does Felipe use to brush off his shoes when he gets ready in the morning in Chapter 3?

4. What does Aura rub on her thighs in Chapter 4?

5. How does the author indicate Felipe’s memory at the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felipe see Consuelo doing when he peeks in at her after leaving her room in Chapter 3?

2. How does the narrator describe Aura’s ringing of the black bell in Chapter 3?

3. How does Consuelo react when Felipe says he thought Saga was male?

4. What is unusual about Aura and Consuelo’s departure from Aura’s room at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is different about Aura when Felipe goes to her in Chapter 4? Why?

6. What is Aura doing while she helps Consuelo back to her room in Chapter 3?

7. How does Consuelo react when Felipe starts to give his opinion on the first bundle of manuscript pages?

8. What does Felipe see when he finds the source of the strange yowling in Chapter 3?

9. Describe Felipe’s dream in Chapter 3.

10. What disturbs Felipe about himself while he eats dinner alone in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief literary analysis and critique of Aura.

Essay Topic 3

Define symbolism. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Identify and explain at least two symbols found in Aura.

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