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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the boys doing in walled portion of Blue Lake which they were forbidden?

2. What do the children want Antonio to?

3. Where os Christ on Easter Sunday?

4. Who is ruled by the phases of the moon?

5. What are the school children told to do with the Host?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sun and the moon, the llano and the river play a role in Antonio's maturity. What other characteristics play a significant role in Antonio's development? What individuals play a significant role in Antonio's development? What would happen to Antonio is he did not have these characteristics or characters influencing him?

Essay Topic 2

Shamanism is based on the belief that the visible world is pervaded by invisible forces or spirits that affect the lives of the living. In shamanism, certain animals guide or give power to that person. What types of power or guiding do you believe is transferred to humans? What examples of shamanism are included in the novel? Aside from animals, what other examples of shamanism are cited in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Similar to Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, Bless Me, Ultima details childhood spoken in a child's narrative. What conflicts, insights or questions does Antonio contemplate which are similar for any six or seven year old? Do you believe Bless Me. Ultima could be an adult novel? Why or why not?

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