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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 ring that no living member of Manolo's family has ever seen had belonged to which one of his family members?

2. How many years in prison did Maurilio serve for his crime before he was released?

3. Yesenia claims that which character only goes out at night?

4. For what reason did Yesenia go to the body of water nearby the location where she later encountered her cousin Luismi?

5. Yesenia saw Luismi and other young men carrying the Witch out of what location?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms?

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

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

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

7. What does the wet rope symbolize?

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

9. How does the reader find out the identity of the person who told the police about Luismi's involvement in the murder of the Witch?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Melchor's messages about motherhood within the text Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Melchor’s use of the motif of dreams within the novel Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Hurricane Season while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, the persecution of trans women, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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