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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. On Friday, when Rufina asks her, very-much-present-yet-dead mother what she was up to, what is Rosalinda's response?

2. What was the relationship between the mother and the Explorer?

3. What is a sign that the angel is coming?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rufina's plan for saving her brother's life?

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

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

4. Describe the angel.

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

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

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

8. What does "Friday," Chapter Ten reveal about Rafa?

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

10. How are the Original Enduring Ones described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Explorer used the two children, Rufina and Rafa, as street performers to get money from the tourists. What else is learned about the Explorer? What is his role in this story? How has his presence in this family affected them? Would the family have been better off is he had never come along? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Lucio forever regrets not being able to save Rufina from the Explorer. How is this seen in his day to day life? How does the end of the book allow him to redeem himself? What might this mean for his future?

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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