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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 kind of flowers did John bring home to Yolanda?
2. What did Rudy do the first night he met Yolanda?
3. What does Sofia do that offends her father?
4. When the mother says there are now 6 girls, who is she referring to?
5. Where did Lucinda and Mundin take the sisters to show them a good time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the response by the aunts to Yolanda's wish to take a drive in the country? Why do they all react this way? What do they warn Yolanda about?
2. Why does Chucha not think it is a good idea for Carla to be back in the maid's room? What does this say about the relationships between the servants and the family?
3. Who are the Guardia? What do they do when they come to the de la Torres compound? Why do they take the actions that they do?
4. What is Rudy trying to teach Yolanda with his sonnets? Why does he choose this approach?
5. How is Yolanda viewed by the other people on the island? How does the owner of the cantina see her? The boy? The workers who help her with her car?
6. It is clear from the moment the men in khakis walk up the driveway of the Garcia home that the Garcias have a plan in case of danger. What is their plan and how do they execute it?
7. What was Rudy's family background? Why was this so fascinating to Yolanda? How did his background affect his personality?
8. Why are the girls so mortified by Sofia's boyfriend? What do they see happening to their sister? What will this mean in their own lives?
9. What is the symbolism of the Human Body? When it is broken and ruined what is the author trying to say to us?
10. When Sandi falls and breaks her arm who carries her to safety? Why does Sandi cling to this person? What mixed emotions are played out in this scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is there a link between learning and the arts? Describe each daughter and the mother and their unique artistic talents. Who teaches the children about art? How is learning about art enhanced once the family arrives in the States?
Essay Topic 2
Why do all the servants who work for the family have wild backgrounds? Why do some of the servants dabble in voodoo or magic? How does all this relate to Sandi curing one of the servant's children and the sculptor using her face as the face of the Virgin Mary? What does this say about the society at large on the island?
Essay Topic 3
If the key to life is happiness, who is happy at the end of the novel? Who do you think made the transition to America with the greatest ease? Why?
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