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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. Who does Anita see when she looks out the the bathroom window one day?
2. What does Anita know about a pill?
3. What does Tio Pepe give to Anita when he visits?
4. What is Pupo supposed to do?
5. What grade is Anita placed in at school in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Anita decide about men and why?
2. What message from Chucha does Tia Mari give Anita ?
3. What does Anita overhear her father say about the Washburns?
4. What happens the night before Lucinda leaves?
5. Who are arrested in town and why?
6. Who does Anita see out the bathroom window and what does she think?
7. What does Anita learn about Chucha?
8. Why can't Anita stay with Lucinda until Lucinda leaves?
9. Where do soldiers find El Jefe's body and who do they arrest and what do they say about Papi and Tio Toni?
10. What does Anita do when she discovers she has begun her first period?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Before We Were Free."
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Before We Were Free." How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Before We Were Free." How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 2
Oftentimes, a book's plot is principally either character driven plot or action driven, although some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs when it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think "Before We Were Free " has? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. How do you define loyalty? Is the ability and desire to be loyal an admirable trait in humans? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being loyal to a person? A cause? A country? An idea? What do you think about blind loyalty; that is, what to do think of those who are loyal to something no matter what they learn about that person, thing, ideal, country, etc.
2. Discuss and analyze why you think Mr. Washburn remains loyal to Anita's family. Is it warranted? Wise? Earned? What other instances of loyalty occur in "Before We Were Free"? Is El Jefe's son's loyalty to his father admirable?
3. What other admirable traits besides loyalty are depicted in "Before We Were Free"? Discuss fully two of those traits with specific examples.
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