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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. Officer Armijo starts his car and knows that when he is having dinner with his wife and four sons that evening, his mind will be on what?
2. How does the narrator account for the different personalities and take on life of Rufina and Rafa?
3. How does "Friday," Chapter One, begin?
4. What is Rufina’s response to Officer Armijo, when he steps in during the commotion in the plaza on Friday?
5. In "Friday," Chapter Four, Officer Armijo watches the performance of the siblings, particularly Rufina. What does he think as he watches her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Rufina and Baby behave towards one another?
2. What is Rufina's plan for saving her brother's life?
3. What does "Friday," Chapter Ten continue to reveal about Rufina and her desires?
4. How has the death of their mother affected Rufina and Rafa, at the beginning of the story?
5. How do Rufina and Rafa treat their mother, upon returning to their home in "Friday," Chapter Six?
6. What does the reader know about the Explorer, based on the "Friday" section of the book?
7. How does the mother react to Rafa's attention-seeking cigarette runs?
8. What do we know about the relationship between Officer Armijo and Rufina, based on the the "Friday" section of the book?
9. How does Rafa describe the nightmarish bath he experienced once with his mother?
10. What does the narrator say about listening to the earth, in "Friday," Chapter Nine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The angel is a celestial being, yet she is very sympathetic to grief, particularly the grief of Rufina and Rafa. Why might she be this way? What is her special connection with these siblings? How does this affect her actions in the story?
Essay Topic 2
It is discovered that the angel is male. Why might he pose as a woman? Why might the author have chosen to disguise the angel in this way? What other disguises are found throughout this story? What is the purpose of disguise in regard to this story?
Essay Topic 3
The narrator regularly goes back and gives the reader a view of the town and its people. Why might he or she do this? What is the importance of this return to the environment of the main characters? How does this affect the reader?
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