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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. The Witch's mother was rumored to have killed which member of her immediate family?

2. Luismi unknowingly thwarted Yesenia's plan to murder him when he moved in with which other members of his family?

3. With what type of expression does Dona Tina look at Yesenia just before she dies at the end of Chapter III?

4. The narrator reveals in Chapter III that which character reported Luismi to the police for his possible involvement in the Witch's murder?

5. The Witch at the center of the narrative died when she sustained what type of injury?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons is the request to claim the Witch's body denied and what is the significance of the refusal?

2. What is the significance of the expression on Dona Tina's face at the end of Chapter III?

3. Characterize the relationship between Dona Tina and Yesenia.

4. Who tries to claim the Witch's body in order to provide her with a proper burial?

5. What is the significance of the wooden crate described in Chapter III?

6. For what crime was Maurilio incarcerated and for how long?

7. What was the cause of Maurilio's death and how long after his release from prison did his death occur?

8. How does Melchor manipulate tone types in Chapter II in order to suggest the true cause of Monolo Conde's death?

9. How does Melchor create a feeling of suspense within the reading audience in the novel's first brief chapter?

10. What does the wet rope symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Melchor’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of Hurricane Season. How does Melchor use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader to feel certain emotions over the course of the work, to understand particular arguments being made, and to provide a clear picture of the community at the center of the novel, for example?

Essay Topic 2

Sensory details are used frequently by Melchor in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Hurricane Season. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Melchor’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Read a lengthy interview with Melchor. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Melchor’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Hurricane Season.

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