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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. What adjective represents the emotion closest to the one Brando feels upon seeing Luismi being brought toward his cell at the end of Chapter VI?

3. Brando's first time attending Carnival occurred in which town?

4. What smell does Munra detect when he awakens from a dream about Nana Mircea?

5. Which character passed out on a bench in the park and did not therefore get a ride with Munra?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Melchor characterize Munra's discovery of Norma's true age?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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.

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