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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 action did the woman in the green dress take while unconscious in Chapter VI, prompting Brando to punch her in the face?

2. How old is Luismi at the time when the narrative's main events take place?

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

4. The Witch wore what item over her face whenever she was in public?

5. Brando's father has another family and lives in what town, unbeknownst to Brando's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the reader learn in Chapter IV about the reason why the Witch had broken things off with Luismi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ultimate message is Melchor sending about the nature and value of compassion?

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

How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Melchor’s Hurricane Season?

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