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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 item did the Witch always replace with a shiny dress and a wig during one of her infamous parties?

2. Brando regularly goes out at night to watch dogs participate in what kind of activity?

3. What action did Munra pretend to take in order to avoid having to hear any more of Luismi's troubles?

4. What term is used to describe the person who is screaming when Chapter VI begins?

5. Luismi emerged from the hospital saying that what kind of person had called the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss a moment when Melchor opens a chapter with a simile in order to create a vivid picture of the chapter's setting.

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

4. What message does Melchor send about the power of listening during Luismi's discussion with Munra in Chapter IV?

5. What did the kiss symbolize between Norma and Pepe the first time it occurred and why?

6. In what way does the theme of guilt and responsibility enter the narrative within Chapter V?

7. What action did Brando take at the Witch's house the night of the attempted robbery that injured the Witch significantly?

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

9. What is the nature of the familial relationship among Chabela, Luismi, and Munra?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Read a lengthy interview with Melchor. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Melchor’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 3

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

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