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

2. To what type of creature does the narrator compare Yesenia when stating that Dona Tina sent her somewhere to sleep for the night after chopping off her hair?

3. Who first began to call Yesenia by the nickname she purports to hate?

4. How many years after Maurilio's release from prison did he die?

5. In which month of the year does Chapter I take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Maurilio stop raising his son Luismi even before he was incarcerated?

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

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

6. What is the significance of the wooden crate described in 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 Yesenia feel about her cousin Luismi and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Melchor’s Hurricane Season?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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