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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 served for lunch in Chapter 3?

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

3. What does Aura tell Felipe after they make love in Chapter 3?

4. What flowers does Aura put in her hair in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Felipe see crawling toward him at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 think of the General’s manuscript, according to the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

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

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 Aura as the story progresses. How does she change? Why does she change? What does this reveal about her?

Essay Topic 3

Define suspense. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Provide at least two examples of suspense in Aura. How are these examples resolved by the end of the story?

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