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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. In "Friday," Chapter Three, Rafa sends his attention in the direction of the wife, and, noticing, what does she do?

2. Who is sitting on the couch listening to the confrontation between mother and daughter on Friday?

3. Why does the angel pound at the door?

4. When Rafa made cigarette runs all day, only buying one cigarette at a time, how did Rosalinda feel?

5. What is the angel doing as she leans against a tree outside in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader know about the Explorer, based on the "Friday" section of the book?

2. How do Rufina and Baby behave towards one another?

3. How does Rafa deal with the presence of his dead mother?

4. What do the children know about their mother's ancestors?

5. How does Rafa describe the nightmarish bath he experienced once with his mother?

6. What does Rafa want to do in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

7. Why is Rufina concerned that the angel has arrived in "Friday," Chapter Seven?

8. How do both Rafa and Rufina feel about the presence of their dead mother, in the beginning of this book?

9. Describe the arrival of the angel in "Friday," Chapter Seven.

10. When does the narrator say the angel will return, in "Friday," Chapter Ten? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rafa’s birth saves Rosalinda. How does this affect their relationship? How does their relationship keep Rafa from finding romantic love? What might be the correlation between this and the bath incident after Rosalinda’s abortion? How does her inappropriate behavior with her son mimic that of the relationship between the Explorer and Rufina?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the book, Rufina and Rafa’s mother has recently died, and the two seem to have reverted back to childhood. How do these two deal with the loss of their mother in different ways? How is her loss significant to this story? How does this support the theme of loss?

Essay Topic 3

Rufina and Rafa have sensitivities to the world around them. To what is Rufina sensitive? To what is Rafa sensitive? How does this affect them? Do they benefit from these abilities? Why or why not? Would you want heightened senses? Why or why not?

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