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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. Where does Rafa hide to mourn his mother?

2. When Rafa enters the house on Friday, what does he leave open?

3. How much do the siblings find in the wallet that Rafa had stolen?

4. In "Friday," Chapter Four, Officer Armijo watches the performance of the siblings, particularly Rufina. What does he think as he watches her?

5. What is Rufina's response when Rafa reminds her that what they are doing this weekend is just what the Explorer had used them for to earn money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the angel see Rufina in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

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

3. What do we know about the relationship between Officer Armijo and Rufina, based on the the "Friday" section of the book?

4. How has the death of their mother affected Rufina and Rafa, at the beginning of the story?

5. What is the difference between the relationships Rosalinda has with her two children?

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

7. What does "Friday," Chapter Ten continue to reveal about Rufina and her desires?

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

9. What does the narrator say about listening to the earth, in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

10. Describe the angel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reader meets the angel in Chapter Two. What is the role of the angel in the story? Why might the author have chosen to include an angel? How different might the story have been, if there had not been an angel? Explain.

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

At the end of Chapter Thirteen, it is highly suggested that Rafa will take his own life. What leads up to this? How is the reader prepared for this? Does Rafa, in fact, take his own life? Why would this author choose to do this? How different would the story be with a different outcome for Rafa?

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