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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 does Valentin do to escape his cell?

2. Valentin have a bad attack of ____________.

3. Who is told he is just like a woman?

4. What is Molina's middle name?

5. Who wants Valentin to leave the movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the newspaper reporter do when he recognizes the woman he met the night before in his research?

2. Who does Valentin say is also secondary to his cause and to his goals in terms of social revolution?

3. Describe Leni and what happens to her in the beginning of the new movie story.

4. What happens in the movie when the wife goes to a voodoo ceremony?

5. Why does the son feel guilty during the race car driver story?

6. What happens to the chorus girl who tells Leni she is pregnant?

7. Who does Leni get involved with in order to find out more information from her boyfriend?

8. What does the Mafia husband do when he finds his wife?

9. What is the man's parents' reaction to his new relationship?

10. Why is Valentin afraid to go to the infirmary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of telling stories seems to be used as an escapist technique, not just for the reader, but also for the characters.

Part 1: Why does Molina like to tell the stories as told to Valentin and to himself?

Part 2: What might Molina be escaping from as he tells the stories? What might Valentin escape from?

Part 3: What is the value of escapism? What does it provide to those who seek it out? How can it hurt the seekers of escapism?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between a man and a man is somewhat of a taboo in today's society, even without the idea of homosexuality. But its relevance to the story is not in its sexual tone, but in the way the men begin to learn more about each other and take care of each other.

Part 1: Do you think Valentin cares that Molina is a homosexual in the beginning? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think Valentin explains the sexual relationship between himself and Molina? Is he a homosexual as well?

Part 3: What does the sexual relationship that develops seem to say about relationships in general? Do circumstances create relationships more than feelings do? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

While some might view this manuscript as a triumph and a celebration of homosexuality, others feel it is a condemnation of this sexuality.

Part 1: What are some of the ways homosexuality is criticized in this story?

Part 2: What are some of the ways homosexuality is celebrated in this story?

Part 3: In the end, does it seem like homosexuality is thought to be a positive lifestyle or a negative lifestyle? Support your answer.

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