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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 a shop that purchased Rosalinda’s sewing, she stood next to the Explorer for the first time. What about him attracted her attention?
2. 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?
3. On Friday, when Rufina asks her, very-much-present-yet-dead mother what she was up to, what is Rosalinda's response?
4. Rafa, as he listens to his sister and mother from under the bed on Friday, remembers back to what?
5. To whom does Rufina head straight into the house on Friday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does "Friday," Chapter Ten reveal about Rafa?
2. What does the reader know about the Explorer, based on the "Friday" section of the book?
3. How has the death of their mother affected Rufina and Rafa, at the beginning of the story?
4. What takes place in "Friday," Chapter Eight?
5. What does the narrator say about listening to the earth, in "Friday," Chapter Nine?
6. How does the angel see Rufina in "Friday," Chapter Nine?
7. How does Rafa deal with the presence of his dead mother?
8. What is the difference between the relationships Rosalinda has with her two children?
9. Describe Rufina's and Rafa's performance.
10. What does Rafa want to do in "Friday," Chapter Nine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is learned in Chapter Thirteen that the Explorer is a fraud. How is he a fraud? Why might he be like this? How does his name suggest how thorough he was with this fictional life? How does his secret affect his relationships with others?
Essay Topic 2
At various times the narrator describes the world in which the characters live, as if it is a living, breathing thing. Why might she do this? What is the connection between this and the story and its characters? Do you find this benefits or progresses the story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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