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

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

3. What makes animals good companions, according to Consuelo?

4. Where does Felipe go after looking at the plants Aura is growing in Chapter 4?

5. What color ribbon is the second bundle of manuscripts tied with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the waltz Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?

2. What is strange about the lunch Felipe shares with Aura and Consuelo in Chapter 3?

3. Describe Aura’s room.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the dream Felipe has in Chapter 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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