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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 Lilia want to do after lunch?

2. Lorenzo is in:

3. Catalina lives in:

4. When the ballroom clock struck three times, Artemio:

5. This chapter opens in a:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Artemio think about his will?

2. What happens when the phone rings at Laura's apartment?

3. What does Catalina want?

4. Who is Lilia?

5. Lilia and the man do not have much conversation. What indications is there of who the man is?

6. There are excerpts from the various conversations taking place at the party. What two people are many of the guests talking about?

7. What is learned in the chapter about Ctalina and Artemio?

8. How does Artemio handle Zagal's offer?

9. What happened to Isabel?

10. What happens in the mountains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did Artemio play in the Mexican Revolution? In what way did his beliefs carry over into his business practices? Why would he be popular with the peasants?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Many of the scenes with Catalina and Teresa focus on Artemio's will. Why does Artemio at first refuse to tell them where the will is? Why is he angry at them? What does he think about them?

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