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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes refuses to believe that the twins came to her place looking for Santiago because:

2. Clothilde Armenta correctly assumes that:

3. The priest describes the autopsy as:

4. Luis Enrique is unable to tell his family what he saw at the milk shop because:

5. When Clothilde Armenta says "That day I realized just how alone we women are in the world," she implies:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator states that literature is not allowed the convenient, sometimes unbelievable coincidences of life. In an essay, defend, refute, or qualify this idea.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the magistrate's note, "Give me a prejudice and I will move the world." Write an essay in which you connect the statement to the events of the novel, identifying the prejudices that motivate the characters and contribute to the themes of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the statement that "Honor is love," as the narrator's mother would have us believe. Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify this statement.

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