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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 item did the Witch always replace with a shiny dress and a wig during one of her infamous parties?

2. Munra complains that Luismi spends his time in all but which one of the following locations?

3. What event occurred the night before Brando decided to murder Luismi?

4. How many beers did Munra buy for Luismi after the left the hospital, according to the narrator of Chapter IV?

5. What term is used in Chapter V to describe the man who reportedly promised Luismi a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What event happened just before Brando decided to murder Luismi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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