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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 dress store clerk think about the women models in the store?

2. Who died in the Perales Prison?

3. In what way does the President indicate that he is aware of what happened at Saturno's?

4. Who is Gerardo?

5. Who was Cruz's unit fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Americans need Artemio?

2. What happens during Cruz's meeting with the President?

3. How does Major Gavilan feel that Cruz will be received by the general?

4. Why does the police commander have Cruz brought to Saturno's?

5. Teresa and Catalina are still concerned about the will. What does Artemio say when Teresa ask about the will?

6. What is Cruz thinking while the police commander is playing Russian Roulette?

7. When Cruz wakes up, who does he ask for?

8. Why does Don Gamaliel support a match between Artemio and Catalina?

9. Why does Artemio Cruz pay a visit to Father Paez?

10. Why does Cruz have to leave town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are your overall impressions of the novel? Did you like it? Why or why not? Did you like Fuentes' style of writing and the structure of the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the structure of the novel. In addition to the overall structure, also comment on the structure of each chapter. Does the fact that the chapters are not in chronological order cause confusion?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Cruz's behavior and actions at the Perales prison? Cruz decided to save himself at the expense of Gonzalo Bernal and the Yaqui? Did he cause their deaths in exchange for his own life? If so, why?

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