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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. To what location did Munra repeatedly refuse to take Norma before finally relenting?

2. The narrator states that Brando's captors were anxious to hit all parts of his body except which part(s)?

3. What happened to the money that Luismi was supposed to use to purchase cocaine on the Witch's behalf?

4. From which friend does Brando always procure his pornography, according to the narrator?

5. What smell does Munra detect when he awakens from a dream about Nana Mircea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Melchor send about the practice of victim-blaming in Chapter V and how does she send it?

2. In what way does Melchor use repetition in order to create a particular mood within Chapter VI?

3. What methods did Rigorito and his men use to draw the truth out of Brando in the wake of his arrest?

4. What development in the plot brings Brando joy at the end of Chapter VI and why?

5. For which aspects of Brando's personality is he regularly teased, according to the narrator?

6. What kind of person is Pepe and how do you know?

7. How does Melchor characterize Munra's discovery of Norma's true age?

8. What does the reader learn in Chapter VI about the Witch's accusation that Luismi had stolen her money?

9. How does Melchor utilize sensory details in order to portray Norma's feelings about childbirth?

10. What lie did Chabela tell the Witch in order to convince her to help Norma abort her child?

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

Choose an object from Hurricane Season, such as the black oak door, the van, the diamond ring, poultry shears, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of Hurricane Season.

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