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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. Who dies on June 24th?
2. How do Carolina's children act on parent-teacher conference day?
3. How does Carolina feel when she wakes up on October 4th?
4. Which person does not like parties?
5. How does Carolina react when she learns that in the United States schools are segregated?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Carolina finds out other people are picking up litter in her territory?
2. What is medicine like in the favela?
3. Why does Carolina have so few friends?
4. How does Carolina feel when she has no money to feed her children?
5. Describe Brother Luiz's personality.
6. Why does Carolina decide to be a gypsy when she grows old?
7. How do Carolina's children react when there is little food to eat?
8. What are the movies like that typically get shown in the favela?
9. Who is Dona Rosa?
10. How does Carolina feel about Father's Day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Love is written of often in Child of the Dark. Carolina loves her children, and she never hides that fact. However, she never records anything about loving a man. Write an essay that explains how love is a consistent theme throughout the diary. Explain why love is important to Carolina and those around her. In times of struggle how does love help Carolina? How does love help others? Be sure to provide examples to support your work.
Essay Topic 2
Child of the Dark is written as a series of diary entries. Carolina records each date along with the events that happen on that day. Sometimes she includes poetry or song lyrics. Write an essay that goes into depth and analyzes the writing style of Carolina Maria de Jesus. Think about the perspective she uses. What is the sentence structure of her entries like? What type of vocabulary does she use in her writing? Which adjectives and descriptors does she tend to use? Be sure to provide examples to support your work.
Essay Topic 3
The pacing of Child of the Dark is very different than most books and autobiographies. Since the story is told through diary entries, certain events are embellished or forgotten by the author. Write an essay that explains why the pacing of Child of the Dark is significant. Which major events play a role in the rising action? What is the climax of the story? What is the falling action of the story? How is the pacing of the book unique when paired with similarly written autobiographies? Be sure to provide examples to support your opinions.
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