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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 does the narrator describe Aura’s movements at lunch in Chapter 3?

2. Why does Felipe want the job of finishing the General’s memoirs to last as long as possible?

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

4. Who does the person Felipe sees at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4 transform into?

5. Where is Felipe at the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the wafer Aura gives Felipe in Chapter 4?

3. What two conclusions does Felipe draw after the meal with Aura and Consuelo in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define theme. What is its purpose in literature? How is it identified? Identify at least one major theme in Aura and explain how it is expressed in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief literary analysis and critique of Aura.

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