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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. According to the narrator, how often did the Witch leave her house?

3. The narrator reveals that the only money Brando found at the Witch's house was a bill representing how many pesos on the kitchen table?

4. On the day of the murder, Brando went back to the Witch's house armed with what kind of tool?

5. The video clip about which Brando obsesses endlessly consists of how many minutes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what reason did Munra buy three beers for Luismi at Sarajuana's?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Discuss Melchor’s use of the motif of dreams within the novel Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 3

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

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