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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. Munra estimates that he found out the Witch was transgender when she was about how old?

2. To what town did Munra take Norma when he finally agreed to Luismi's panicked request?

3. Brando has always harbored an all-consuming fear of whom?

4. Munra was shocked and appalled when he learned from Luismi that Norma was how many years old?

5. What is the name of the priest at Brando's mother's parish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Name three elements that fuel Brando's belief that the Witch deserved to die.

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

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

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

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

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

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 the motif of dreams within the novel Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about Hurricane Season while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, the persecution of trans women, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Melchor in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Hurricane Season. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Melchor’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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