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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 implement did Dona Tina use to cut off Yesenia's hair in retaliation for allegedly telling lies about Luismi?

2. For what alleged transgression was Yesenia punished with the removal of most of her hair?

3. The narrator of Chapter I states that the ringleader in the group of boys is wearing what color swim trunks?

4. What name did the Witch's mother NOT use in reference to her daughter while she was still alive to call the Witch names?

5. After Manolo's death, the Witch's customer paid for her services with what kind of goods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Yesenia's favorite physical feature and how did it get destroyed?

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

5. In what way does Melchor subtly suggest the true purpose that the Witch had served within her community prior to her death?

6. Discuss Melchor's use of sensory details and vivid imagery within the final passages of Chapter I.

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

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

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

10. For what purpose does Melchor include details about a statue rumored to be hidden in the Witch's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of addiction with Melchor's text Hurricane Season. What messages are being sent about the nature of addiction and what response does the text intend to provoke from its audience?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Melchor's choice to tell the story of Hurricane Season by portraying the perspectives of many different characters. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Melchor’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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