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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 happens to Leni as a result of #47?

2. What is the first thing Molina wants the Warden to procure for him?

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

4. Where has Molina been that Valentin asks him about?

5. What is served for dinner during this specific chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Valentin say he avoids the pleasures of the flesh?

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

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

5. What does the servant girl do for the man who goes off to war?

6. What does the letter Valentin receives reveal to him?

7. What has the butcher been doing in the new movie Molina is describing in this chapter?

8. Describe the two men who are being held in the prison in the beginning of the story.

9. Why is Leni interrogated as a result of the events that occur in relation to the chorus girl?

10. What happens to the race car driver in the beginning of the new story Molina starts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is an obvious conflict between the personal relationships of the characters and the idea of political activism. It seems the two ideas are unable to coexist.

Part 1: What does the play seem to be saying about personal relationships in relationship to the political ideals of the characters?

Part 2: Does it seem relationships are bolstered or weakened by activism? Support your answer.

Part 3: In what ways does Valentin's political activism affect his life?

Essay Topic 2

While the idea of escapism is rampant in this story, Valentin has different rules for himself in terms of what he can and cannot do.

Part 1: List the personal rules Valentin has for himself from the beginning of the story.

Part 2: Why does Valentin want to go to the infirmary when he is ill?

Part 3: Does Valentin's internal rule set change as the story progresses? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of gender is something that is pursued in a subtle way in this manuscript. In moving back and forth between what is "masculine" and what is "feminine," the reader begins to ask questions of his/her own definitions of these terms as well.

Part 1: What are some examples of femininity in this story?

Part 2: What are some examples of masculinity in this story?

Part 3: What does the author seem to be saying about the definition of gender as it relates to this story? Is it important? Why or why not?

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