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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 Huberto ask La Senora to do for Eva?

2. What one word best describes Lukas Carle?

3. What is Riad Halabi's nickname?

4. What does Melesio do at the cabaret?

5. How old is Eva when she is looking for Huberto in the city in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the strength of Consuelo seen in Chapter 1?

2. What happens the day Riad first arrives in Santa Agua?

3. Please describe Senor Aravena.

4. What is Zulema and Riad's marriage like?

5. How does Lukas' absence affect his family when he goes to war?

6. Please describe Melesio.

7. How does the Carle family respond to Lukas' death?

8. How would you describe Riad?

9. How do things change in the red light district in Chapter 5?

10. What business/trades is Uncle Rupert involved in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eva is a character who clearly grows and changes throughout the course of the novel.

1. Please explain what type of character this makes Eva,

2. Please explain how Eva changes throughout the story

3. Please identify key points in her life that have caused change, both internally and externally.

Essay Topic 2

Conflict is a key device in moving a story along. Please describe what conflict is in a piece of literature and how it can be seen in the novel Eva Luna. Is there one key conflict in the novel? If so, please describe what this key conflict is.

Essay Topic 3

In this story, Riad has a physical deformity that he must live with. Please explain how such deformities were looked at by the society at the time this book was written. Compare and contrast the Zulema's and Eva's treatment of this physical deformity.

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