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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 animal does Felipe determine is making the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3?

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

3. What does Aura tell Felipe they are going to do when he goes to her in Chapter 4?

4. Where does Felipe determine the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3 is coming from?

5. What time does Felipe wake up his first morning at Consuelo’s house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Felipe realize about the herbs that Aura is growing on the dark patio in Chapter 4?

5. Describe the scene that leads to Felipe’s realization that Aura and Consuelo are connected.

6. What is Felipe afraid of when he locks himself in his room in Chapter 4? Why?

7. Describe Felipe’s dream in Chapter 3.

8. What is significant about Aura washing Felipe’s feet in Chapter 4?

9. Why does Felipe want to extend his stay at Consuelo’s house? What does he want to do with his earnings?

10. What does Felipe think Aura’s role is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the relationship between Consuelo and Aura. How are they connected? What do they think of each other?

Essay Topic 2

Define Freytag’s Pyramid. Identify and define each element of Freytag’s Pyramid, and provide an example of each from 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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