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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. According to rumors in town, for what type of purpose did the Witch use the statue hidden in her home?

2. The Witch's community believed that she kept a statue hidden in her house that resembled what figure?

3. The adult sons of the Witch's late longtime lover blame their father's death on what cause?

4. On which day of May was the Witch's body found in the canal?

5. What is the name of Yesenia's niece?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within the epigraph section of Hurricane Season?

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

3. What does the wet rope symbolize?

4. Who was Manolo Conde and what rumors about his death have been floating around the community for years?

5. How does Yesenia feel about her cousin Luismi and why?

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

7. What did most women seeking the Witch's service do when they visited her and why is this significant?

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

9. How did Dona Tina find out who told the police that Luismi was involved with the Witch's murder?

10. What is the source of the rumor that the Old Witch had possessed a great deal of money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Melchor’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Melchor sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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