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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. Why does Eva take a job in a factory?

2. How does Eva come to meet Rolf?

3. What type of work does Mimi encourage Eva to go into?

4. Why is the government upset with Rolf?

5. What does Huberto do in the city after he first joins the guerrillas?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has life changed for Melesio in Chapter 9?

2. What is Eva's relationship with Rolf like at the close of the story?

3. What purpose does the Universal Matter serve in Chapter 11?

4. What type of relationship do Huberto and Eva have in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Eva learn has happened to Melesio?

6. How does Eva handle Colonel Rodriquez's interest in her in Chapter 10?

7. How does the novel resolve the many story lines and questions?

8. What role do women in this story play in Eva's life?

9. How does Eva find Madrina and what does she try to do for her?

10. What is Zulema's emotional state in the start of Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riad comes into Eva's life at a dire moment and gives her a renewed life. Please explain their relationship when they first meet. How does this relationship grow and develop throughout the rest of the story? What role does Riad fulfill in Eva's life?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in this story plays a large part in the lives of the characters. Please explain the political and social situation of South America at the time this novel was set. How do the social and political tensions in South America affect the lives of the main characters in this novel--Huberto, Eva, Rolf?

Essay Topic 3

Family is seen throughout the novel. Please compare and contrast Eva's family situation with Rolf's as a child. What effect did their family and upbringing have on Eva and Rolf as people?

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