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

2. How many years before narrative present did Munra learn that the Witch was transgender?

3. In what way is Chabela related to Munra, as revealed in Chapter IV?

4. Before Munra was involved in a car crash, he loved to perform what kind of dance?

5. Munra has a dream in Chapter V that he has turned into what type of entity?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What information did Brando finally reveal when various methods were used to get him to talk?

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

7. What did Brando buy with the 2,000 pesos he acquired and what does the purchase show about his character?

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

9. What is the significance of salsa dancing, as portrayed in Chapter IV?

10. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter VI presented?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Melchor’s decision to include colloquialisms, slang, and profane language within the text. What purpose did Melchor have in mind when including these instances and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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