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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. Laura and Artemio both enjoy:

2. In the ambulance, Artemio thinks:

3. Laura is:

4. After the morning on the boat, Lilia and the man:

5. While at the party, Artemio looks over his:

Short Essay Questions

1. Miguel and Lorenzo meet Lola, Maria and Nuri in the streets and the group joins forces. What are their plans?

2. How does Artemio handle Zagal's offer?

3. What does Catalina want?

4. What happens as Carranza's troops attack Perales?

5. How does Artemio amuse himself while lying in his bed at home?

6. Why is Regina different than the other women in his life?

7. What is the cause that Lorenzo left to fight in?

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

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

10. What happened to Isabel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the New Year's Eve party, Artemio looks at the lush furnishings of his residence. In what way do they give him pleasure? Why does he say that Lilia could never understand the kind of pleasure they gave him? Is he being materialistic?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Artemio thinks "We rode across the river, you died, I survived." Who is Artemio referring to? How did this affect him for the rest of his life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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