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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. What does the woman call José?

2. How old is the girl in "Tuesday Siesta"?

3. What caused the characters' blindness in "Night"?

4. What is the only word the girl in "Nabo" knows?

5. What is the protagonist of "Dialogue" going to have for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the villagers' initial reaction to the rain in "Monologue of Isabel."

2. Why does the boy not want to lead the blind men in "Night"?

3. Describe the Mayor's reaction to the dental work.

4. Describe the setting of "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock."

5. Describe the setting at the end of "Eva."

6. Why does Eva want an orange, and how does she decide to get it?

7. Summarize what happens while the woman is talking to the priest in "Tuesday Siesta."

8. Why do the sleepwalkers want the woman to cry?

9. Why does the narrator of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses" want roses, and how does he get them?

10. Describe the events leading to Nabo's death in "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the heroism of Nabo and another character.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of the dentist Aurelio Escovar and make a defense for him either as a villain or as an avenger.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of irony in "Blacamán the Good."

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